Bass Strait

IHO sea area 62A · 144° to 150° E, -41° to -37° N

in force
2
last 12 months
11
archive messages
494
categories
10

What the archive shows

494 messages are recorded since 1998-12-15 for the Bass Strait. The selection uses the IHO sea area; a message may describe an exercise, equipment outage or continuing operation as well as a hazard report.

Nav aids accounts for 240 of 494 recorded messages (49%), the largest category group in this selection.

The NGA historical archive froze in 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. Counts around that gap are incomplete, and changes in reporting volume do not establish changes in incident frequency.

In force now · 2

  1. AUSCOAST 297/26 · Other2026-09-18
    Eight virtual AIS navigation marks are inoperative in an area bounded by 38-23S to 38-37S and 148-25E to 148-37E.
  2. AUSCOAST 280/26 · Surveys2026-08-20
    Drill rig Valaris 107 is at position 38 degrees 17.79 minutes south, 147 degrees 40.57 minutes east, requesting 2.5 nautical miles clearance.

Longest in force

  1. AUSCOAST 280/26 · Surveys2026-08-20
    Drill rig Valaris 107 is at position 38 degrees 17.79 minutes south, 147 degrees 40.57 minutes east, requesting 2.5 nautical miles clearance.
  2. AUSCOAST 297/26 · Other2026-09-18
    Eight virtual AIS navigation marks are inoperative in an area bounded by 38-23S to 38-37S and 148-25E to 148-37E.

By year

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By month (all years)

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By category · available archive

Nav aids24049%
Surveys9820%
Incidents5611%
Cable ops4910%
Other255%
Derelicts173%
Debris31%
Wrecks31%
Containers20%
Structures10%

Archive · 492 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 1864/20 · Nav aids2020-06-23 → 2020-06-26
    Dolphin oilfield light 38-29.24S 147-22.65E unlit
  2. HYDROPAC 1863/20 · Nav aids2020-06-23 → 2020-06-26
    Perch oilfield light 38-34.15S 147-19.36E unlit
  3. HYDROPAC 1239/20 · Surveys2020-04-19 → 2020-07-11
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V geo coral towing 12 four mile long cables in area…
  4. HYDROPAC 1206/20 · Nav aids2020-04-16 → 2020-04-16
    Mallacoota dgps station 37-34.1S 149-44.0E inoperative
  5. HYDROPAC 1156/20 · Surveys2020-04-12 → 2020-04-15
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V geo coral towing 12 four mile long cables in area…
  6. HYDROPAC 1032/20 · Surveys2020-03-28 → 2020-08-14
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V sapura constructor in area bound by 38-14.39S…
  7. HYDROPAC 1029/20 · Surveys2020-03-28 → 2020-04-03
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V silver star towing 300 meter cable in area bound…
  8. HYDROPAC 883/20 · Surveys2020-03-16 → 2020-04-11
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V oceanic champion in area bound by 38-00.0S…
  9. HYDROPAC 825/20 · Surveys2020-03-11 → 2020-04-12
    Six mile berth requested
  10. HYDROPAC 754/20 · Nav aids2020-03-05 → 2020-08-14
    Cape wickham light 39-35.3S 143-56.6E unlit
  11. HYDROPAC 648/20 · Derelicts2020-02-24 → 2020-02-27
    Derelict 12 meter vessel showtime abandoned and adrift in 38-24.3S 148-16.3E at 232130Z feb
  12. HYDROPAC 641/20 · Incidents2020-02-23 → 2020-02-24
    Derelict 12 meter vessel showtime, white hull, capsized and adrift in 38-14.5S 148-24.8E at 230100Z feb
  13. HYDROPAC 554/20 · Surveys2020-02-15 → 2020-03-11
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V geo coral towing 12 four mile long cables in area…
  14. HYDROPAC 528/20 · Surveys2020-02-13 → 2020-02-15
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V geo coral towing five mile long cable in area…
  15. HYDROPAC 509/20 · Surveys2020-02-12 → 2020-02-13
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V geo coral towing 12 7408 meter long cables in area…
  16. HYDROPAC 477/20 · Surveys2020-02-11 → 2020-03-05
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V vos shine along trackline joining 38-16.39S…
  17. HYDROPAC 76/20 · Nav aids2020-01-06 → 2020-01-07
    Cape wickham light 39-35.31S 143-56.58E unlit
  18. HYDROPAC 31/20 · Surveys2020-01-02 → 2020-02-09
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V geo coral towing 12 7408 meter long cables in area…
  19. HYDROPAC 4303/19 · Surveys2019-12-31 → 2020-01-02
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V geo coral in area bound by 38-06.65S 147-54.93E,…
  20. HYDROPAC 4301/19 · Surveys2019-12-31 → 2019-12-31
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V geo coral along trackline joining 38-06.65S…

Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.

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