Survey operations in the Great Australian Bight

Hydrographic and scientific survey vessels, often towing long arrays.

in force
1
last 12 months
1
vs previous 12 (3)
-67%
since 2004
46

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 · 1

  1. AUSCOAST 277/26in force2026-08-17
    Drill rig Transocean Equinox is located at 38-46.20S 142-48.80E, with 2.5 nautical miles clearance requested.

Longest in force

  1. AUSCOAST 277/26in force2026-08-17 · 5 d
    Drill rig Transocean Equinox is located at 38-46.20S 142-48.80E, with 2.5 nautical miles clearance requested.

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Other hazards in the Great Australian Bight

Archive · 45 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 78/252025-01-12 → 2025-06-16
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V offshore solution in area bound by 38-39.00S…
    Great Australian Bight · Australia
  2. HYDROPAC 5/252025-01-01 → 2025-06-16
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V seven sisters in 38-43.58S 142-58.42E
    Great Australian Bight · Australia
  3. HYDROPAC 3155/242024-09-27 → 2024-11-22
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V seven pegasus in area bound by 39-11.00S…
    Great Australian Bight · Australia · Tasmania
  4. HYDROPAC 1498/242024-05-05 → 2024-05-08
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V bold explorer in area bound by 36-00S 135-35E,…
    Great Australian Bight · Australia
  5. HYDROPAC 1163/242024-04-11 → 2024-04-24
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V samson explorer in area bound by 34-56.30S…
    Great Australian Bight · Australia
  6. HYDROPAC 895/242024-03-18 → 2024-03-21
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V mma coral in 38-39.90S 142-58.60E
    Great Australian Bight · Australia
  7. HYDROPAC 834/242024-03-13 → 2024-03-18
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V mma coral in 38-46.59S 142-58.20E
    Great Australian Bight · Australia
  8. HYDROPAC 765/242024-03-07 → 2024-03-13
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V mma coral in 39-13.00S 142-52.50E
    Great Australian Bight · Australia
  9. HYDROPAC 729/242024-03-04 → 2024-03-07
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V mma coral in 39-06.49S 142-57.09E
    Great Australian Bight · Australia
  10. HYDROPAC 682/242024-02-28 → 2024-03-04
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V mma coral in area bound by 38-38.00S…
    Great Australian Bight · Australia
  11. HYDROPAC 351/242024-01-29 → 2024-02-06
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V mma coral in area bound by 38-38.00S…
    Great Australian Bight · Australia
  12. HYDROPAC 469/232023-02-11 → 2023-03-18
    Underwater operations in progress by M/V skandi acergy in 39-14.43S 142-54.65E
    Great Australian Bight · Australia
  13. HYDROPAC 792/222022-03-25 → 2022-03-27
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V siem amethyst in 39-14.24S 142-54.13E
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-southeast Coast
  14. HYDROPAC 2436/212021-08-26 → 2021-11-01
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V geo coral in area bound by 39-05S 143-13E, 40-29S…
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-southeast Coast · Tasmania
  15. HYDROPAC 1097/212021-04-10 → 2021-05-01
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V fugro etive in area bound by 38-37.77S…
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-southeast Coast
  16. HYDROPAC 722/212021-03-05 → 2021-04-09
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V siem topaz in area bound by 39-05.00S…
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-southeast Coast
  17. HYDROPAC 1045/202020-03-31 → 2020-04-10
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V nordic explorer in area bound by 37-29S 138-26E,…
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-southeast Coast
  18. HYDROPAC 929/202020-03-19 → 2020-03-31
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V nordic explorer in area bound by 37-19S 138-17E,…
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-southeast Coast
  19. HYDROPAC 829/202020-03-12 → 2020-03-19
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V nordic explorer in area bound by 38-50.48S…
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-southeast Coast
  20. HYDROPAC 785/202020-03-09 → 2020-03-11
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V nordic explorer in area bound by 38-53.36S…
    Great Australian Bight · Tasmania
  21. HYDROPAC 747/202020-03-05 → 2020-08-14
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V vos shine in area bound by 38-35.75S 142-33.90E,…
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-southeast Coast
  22. HYDROPAC 715/202020-03-02 → 2020-03-09
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V nordic explorer in area bound by 39-22.10S…
    Great Australian Bight · Tasmania
  23. HYDROPAC 710/202020-03-01 → 2020-03-02
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V nordic explorer in area bound by 39-26.58S…
    Great Australian Bight · Tasmania
  24. HYDROPAC 703/202020-02-29 → 2020-03-05
    Underwater operations in progress by M/V tek ocean spirit in area bound by 39-01S 142-49E, 39-12S 142-49E,…
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-southeast Coast
  25. HYDROPAC 574/202020-02-17 → 2020-03-01
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V nordic explorer in area bound by 39-18.41S…
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-southeast Coast
  26. HYDROPAC 566/202020-02-16 → 2020-02-17
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V nordic explorer in area bound by 39-18.41S…
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-southeast Coast
  27. HYDROPAC 498/202020-02-12 → 2020-02-16
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V nordic explorer in area bound by 40-59.2S…
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-southeast Coast
  28. HYDROPAC 469/202020-02-10 → 2020-02-12
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V nordic explorer towing five mile long cable in…
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-south Coast
  29. HYDROPAC 429/202020-02-08 → 2020-02-10
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V nordic explorer towing five mile long cable in…
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-south Coast
  30. HYDROPAC 413/202020-02-07 → 2020-02-08
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V nordic explorer towing five mile long cable in…
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-south Coast
  31. HYDROPAC 371/202020-02-04 → 2020-02-07
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V nordic explorer towing five mile long cable in…
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-south Coast
  32. HYDROPAC 177/202020-01-16 → 2020-02-04
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V nordic explorer towing five mile long cable in…
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-south Coast
  33. HYDROPAC 157/202020-01-15 → 2020-01-16
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V nordic explorer towing five mile long cable in…
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-south Coast
  34. HYDROPAC 3773/192019-11-17 → 2019-11-20
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V tek ocean spirit in area bound by 38-38.8S…
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-southeast Coast
  35. HYDROPAC 3060/192019-09-18 → 2019-09-15
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V tek ocean spirit in area bound by 38-40S…
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-southeast Coast
  36. HYDROPAC 1339/192019-04-20 → 2019-04-23
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V silver star in 38-42.71S 142-36.07E
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-southeast Coast
  37. HYDROPAC 1198/192019-04-10 → 2019-04-11
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V tek ocean spirit in 39-06.5S 142-57.0E
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-southeast Coast
  38. HYDROPAC 1140/192019-04-04 → 2019-04-05
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V ocean spirit in 39-06.6S 142-56.4E
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-southeast Coast
  39. HYDROPAC 3837/182018-10-22 → 2018-10-24
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V ile de brehat along trackline between 40-12S…
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-south Coast
  40. HYDROPAC 3803/182018-10-19 → 2018-10-22
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V ile de brehat along trackline between 39-30S…
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-south Coast
  41. HYDROPAC 3745/172017-11-02 → 2017-11-03
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by vessel jodies resolution in 33-07.14S 133-05.28E
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-south Coast
  42. HYDROPAC 3421/172017-10-06 → 2017-10-14
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V joides resolution in 34-01.64S 127-57.70E
    Great Australian Bight
  43. HYDROPAC 421/172017-02-04 → 2017-02-05
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V tek ocean spirit in 39-07S 142-56E
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-southeast Coast
  44. HYDROPAC 2154/072007-12-06 → 2007-12-08
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V markab vicinity 38-22S 141-04E
  45. HYDROPAC 251/042004-02-09 → 2004-02-10
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V geosea vicinity 38-38S 142-60E

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