Wrecks & obstructions in the Great Australian Bight

Dangerous wrecks, shoals and submerged obstructions.

in force: 0
last 12 months: 1
vs previous 12 (0): —
since 2011: 8

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 wrecks & obstructions in force in the Great Australian Bight right now.

By year

By month (all years)

Other hazards in the Great Australian Bight

Nav aids3 · 286
Surveys1 · 46
Other1 · 45
Derelicts21
Cable ops1 · 11
Missiles10
Containers7
Towing2
Exercises1

Archive · 8 cancelled

HYDROPAC 1108/262026-04-14 → 2026-08-17
Plank Shoal light in Spencer Gulf, Australia, is unlit.
Spencer Gulf · Australia
HYDROPAC 231/242024-01-19 → 2024-04-08
Obstruction reported, 45 meter pontoon anchored in 35-16.16S 137-04.95E
Great Australian Bight · Australia
HYDROPAC 194/242024-01-16 → 2024-01-19
Obstruction reported, 45 meter pontoon anchored in 34-46.54S 136-33.07E
Great Australian Bight · Australia
HYDROPAC 4162/192019-12-16 → 2019-12-16
Plank shoal light 33-29-51S 137-28-35E unlit
Great Australian Bight · Australia-south Coast
HYDROPAC 1894/192019-06-10 → 2020-08-14
Dangerous wreck in 36-26.93S 139-40.20E
Great Australian Bight · Australia-south Coast
HYDROPAC 2719/162016-09-08 → 2016-09-11
Dangerous wreck in 34-51.47S 136-07.40E
Great Australian Bight · Spencer Gulf · Australia-south Coast
HYDROPAC 1080/162016-04-13 → 2016-06-05
Uncharted rocks reported in: a. 33-48.88S 124-10.50E
Great Australian Bight · Australia-south Coast
HYDROPAC 837/112011-03-17 → 2011-03-17
Vessel aground vicinity low rocky point (42-59.5S 145-29.6E)
Tasmania-southwest 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.