Distress & casualty cases (archived) in the Great Australian Bight

Search-and-rescue broadcasts, published only once a case has been closed for 30 days: groundings, sinkings, capsizes, fires, man overboard, overdue vessels. Nothing here is live.

in force
0
last 12 months
0
vs previous 12 (0)
—
since 2000
125

Coverage note: the NGA archive ends 2024-05 and live collection began 2026-08-17. Warnings issued in between are here only if they were still in force when collection started, so 2024–2026 are under-counted.

In force now · 0

No distress & casualty cases (archived) in force in the Great Australian Bight right now.

By year

00
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24

By month (all years)

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Other hazards in the Great Australian Bight

Archive · 125 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 980/242024-03-25 → 2024-03-26
    Six meter vessel cockleshell 3, white hull, five persons on board, overdue
    Great Australian Bight · Australia
  2. HYDROPAC 2955/232023-09-14 → 2023-09-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel bigwitch in vicinity 33-43.40S 134-31.80E at 141638Z sep
    Great Australian Bight · Australia
  3. HYDROPAC 2212/232023-07-07 → 2023-07-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V waterline in 35-56.67S 129-32.53E at 070659Z jul
    Great Australian Bight
  4. HYDROPAC 681/232023-03-01 → 2023-03-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 35-02.20S 117-59.00E at 010114Z mar
    Great Australian Bight · Australia
  5. HYDROPAC 358/232023-02-01 → 2023-02-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 35-11.33S 117-52.47E at 010215Z feb
    Great Australian Bight · Australia
  6. HYDROPAC 3765/222022-12-31 → 2023-01-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 38-20.80S 140-38.80E at 312224Z dec
    Great Australian Bight · Australia
  7. HYDROPAC 3727/222022-12-29 → 2022-12-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 34-33.90S 119-35.30E at 290006Z dec
    Great Australian Bight · Australia
  8. HYDROPAC 3578/222022-12-13 → 2022-12-13
    Man overboard from vessel pacific explorer in 36-54.60S 139-06.10E at 131240Z dec
    Great Australian Bight · Australia
  9. HYDROPAC 3499/222022-12-08 → 2022-12-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 35-12.07S 126-33.60E at 080616Z dec
    Great Australian Bight
  10. HYDROPAC 3054/222022-10-30 → 2022-10-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 25 meter F/V empress pearl in vicinity 40-55.27S 144-04.87E at…
    Great Australian Bight · Tasmania
  11. HYDROPAC 2748/222022-10-03 → 2022-10-03
    17 meter vessel mahi mahi 2, white hull, two persons on board, unreported esperance (34-00.00S 122-00.00E)…
    Great Australian Bight · Australia
  12. HYDROPAC 3490/212021-12-03 → 2021-12-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V calypso in 42-35.40S 145-06.87E at 031223Z dec
    Great Australian Bight · Tasmania
  13. HYDROPAC 2324/212021-08-13 → 2021-08-13
    20 meter F/V southern lady II unreported
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-southwest Coast
  14. HYDROPAC 1295/212021-04-29 → 2021-04-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 35-30.1S 138-12.3E at 290340Z apr
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-south Coast
  15. HYDROPAC 272/212021-01-21 → 2021-01-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel dooley in vicinity 35-43.87S 138-26.07E at 202236Z jan
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-south Coast
  16. HYDROPAC 270/212021-01-21 → 2021-01-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel dooley in vicinity 35-43.87S 138-26.07E at 202236Z jan
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-south Coast
  17. HYDROPAC 3875/202020-12-30 → 2020-12-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 33-56.4S 122-31.9E at 300036Z dec
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-southwest Coast
  18. HYDROPAC 3576/202020-12-03 → 2020-12-03
    Vessel hooka sank in 35-45.38S 138-14.96E at 032131Z dec
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-south Coast
  19. HYDROPAC 3575/202020-12-03 → 2020-12-03
    Australia-south coast DNC 05
    Great Australian Bight
  20. HYDROPAC 2599/202020-09-06 → 2020-09-09
    Ten meter vessel margrel, two persons onboard, white and blue hull, overdue coffin BAY(34-38-07S 135-26-43E)…
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-south Coast
  21. HYDROPAC 1990/202020-07-05 → 2020-07-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from seven meter M/V whittley sea legend rego KP575, in vicinity…
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-southeast Coast
  22. HYDROPAC 744/202020-03-04 → 2020-03-04
    F/V coralie g, two persons on board, taking on water in 35-06.82S 118-18.91E at 041955Z mar
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-southwest Coast
  23. HYDROPAC 3947/192019-11-30 → 2019-11-30
    Man overboard from M/V cosco singapore in 35-14S 118-54E at 300200Z nov
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-southwest Coast
  24. HYDROPAC 1852/192019-06-07 → 2019-06-07
    Distress signal received from F/V lonhand in vicinity 36-26.9S 139-40.2E at 070257Z jun
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-south Coast
  25. HYDROPAC 1601/192019-05-11 → 2019-05-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 35-51.40S 124-07.93E at 001727Z may
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-southwest Coast
  26. HYDROPAC 610/192019-02-22 → 2019-02-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V falcon II in 34-11.47S 119-58.93E at 221552Z feb
    Great Australian Bight · Australia
  27. HYDROPAC 324/192019-01-28 → 2019-01-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel piscatorial in vicinity 34-26.6S 135-13.2E at 280558Z jan
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-south Coast
  28. HYDROPAC 69/192019-01-07 → 2019-01-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from five meter vessel in vicinity 34-53S 137-01E at 071946Z jan
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-south Coast
  29. HYDROPAC 60/192019-01-06 → 2019-01-25
    Ten meter S/V kay lee, one person on board, overdue from esperance (33-51-40S 121-53-31E) to port phillip…
    Great Australian Bight · Bass Strait · Australia-south Coast
  30. HYDROPAC 4074/182018-11-11 → 2018-11-12
    Distress signal received from M/V ophelia in vicinity 33-50S 125-43E at 112133Z nov
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-southwest Coast
  31. HYDROPAC 3981/182018-11-03 → 2018-11-04
    11 meter vessel brahminy, white hull, two persons on board, overdue esperance (33-51.7S 121-53.5E) to ceduna…
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-south Coast
  32. HYDROPAC 238/182018-01-17 → 2018-01-18
    5.2 meter vessel tasman savage, white hull, one person on board, sinking in 35-45.18S 138-27.34E at 172300Z…
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-south Coast
  33. HYDROPAC 128/182018-01-10 → 2018-01-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 35-46.37S 138-15.67E at 102158Z jan
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-shouth Coast
  34. HYDROPAC 4654/172017-12-31 → 2017-12-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 33-05.86S 134-03.92E at 310215Z dec
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-south Coast
  35. HYDROPAC 4263/172017-12-06 → 2017-12-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 6 meter vessel in vicinity 33-01.5S 133-59.9E at 060254Z dec
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-south Coast
  36. HYDROPAC 1805/172017-05-23 → 2017-05-24
    Great australian bight
    Southeastern Indian Ocean
  37. HYDROPAC 713/172017-02-28 → 2017-02-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from eight meter M/V aurora, one person on board, in vicinity 38-50.13S…
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-southeast Coast
  38. HYDROPAC 3421/162016-11-06 → 2016-11-06
    18 meter F/V fatal attraction reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 33-29S 124-33E
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-south Coast
  39. HYDROPAC 2715/162016-09-07 → 2016-09-08
    F/V lidia c, two persons on board, sinking in 34-52S 136-08E
    Great Australian Bight · Spencer Gulf · Australia-south Coast
  40. HYDROPAC 1081/162016-04-13 → 2016-04-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 35-48.5S 138-07.9E at 130715Z apr
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-south Coast
  41. HYDROPAC 670/162016-03-08 → 2016-03-09
    F/V rising sun, four persons on board, disabled and adrift due to loss of steering vicinity 33-48.9S…
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-south Coast
  42. HYDROPAC 667/162016-03-08 → 2016-03-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 33-44.2S 137-23.6E at 080735Z mar
    Australia-south Coast · Spencer Gulf
  43. HYDROPAC 305/162016-02-03 → 2016-02-03
    M/V bikini bottom, four persons on board, sinking in 40-06S 144-08E at 031520Z feb
    Bass Strait · Tasmania
  44. HYDROPAC 2923/142014-10-02 → 2014-10-02
    Vessel sea fury disabled and adrift in 38-13.18S 140-29.17E at 020320Z oct
    Australia-southeast Coast
  45. HYDROPAC 1772/142014-06-19 → 2014-06-21
    Great australian bight
    Australia-southeast Coast
  46. HYDROPAC 1768/142014-06-19 → 2014-06-19
    11 meter F/V mary-s, white hull, one person on board, overdue cape nelson (38-25.3S 141-32.5E) to port…
    Australia-southeast Coast
  47. HYDROPAC 1764/142014-06-18 → 2014-06-19
    F/V marys, one person on board, overdue cape nelson (38-25.3S 141-32.5E) to port phillip (38-09.0S 144-52.0E)
    Australia-southeast Coast
  48. HYDROPAC 1763/142014-06-18 → 2014-06-18
    F/V time out, one person on board, overdue cape nelson (38-25.3S 141-32.5E) to port phillip (38-09.0S…
    Australia-southeast Coast
  49. HYDROPAC 1142/142014-04-21 → 2014-04-21
    Five meter vessel, five persons on board, sinking in 38-36.3S 141-23.4E at 210500Z apr
    Australia-southeast Coast
  50. HYDROPAC 457/142014-02-17 → 2014-02-18
    4.7 meter M/V, two persons on board, overdue vicinity south page island (35-46.7S 138-17.6E)
    Australia-south Coast

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

Distress & casualty cases (archived) in the Great Australian Bight · seahazards