Great Australian Bight
IHO sea area 62 · 118° to 146° E, -44° to -31° N
- in force
- 5
- last 12 months
- 18
- archive messages
- 565
- categories
- 13
What the archive shows
565 messages are recorded since 1991-02-13 for the Great Australian Bight. 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 289 of 565 recorded messages (51%), 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.
- An older warning still listed in force · issued 2026-05-30 01:04ZThe vessel Dependable is conducting cable lay operations from 38-25S 144-28E to 40-22S 137-28E, with 1.5 nautical mile clearance requested.
In force now · 5
- AUSCOAST 292/26 · Nav aids2026-09-07Two 6 meter yellow buoys with white flashing light every 3 seconds are temporarily placed near 38-47.19S 142-36.00E; 2.5 nautical mile clearance requested.
- HYDROPAC 1864/26 · Nav aids2026-06-29A yellow six-meter buoy is established in the Great Australian Bight at 38-47.62S 142-37.77E; a three-mile berth is requested.
- AUSCOAST 228/26 · Nav aids2026-06-29A 6-meter yellow surface buoy is established at 38-47.62S 142-37.77E, requesting 2.5 nautical miles clearance.
- HYDROPAC 1585/26 · Cable ops2026-05-30Cable-laying is in progress in Bass Strait and Great Australian Bight, Australia, by the ship Dependable; a two-mile berth is requested.
- AUSCOAST 208/26 · Other2026-05-30The vessel Dependable is conducting cable lay operations from 38-25S 144-28E to 40-22S 137-28E, with 1.5 nautical mile clearance requested.
Longest in force
- AUSCOAST 208/26 · Other2026-05-30The vessel Dependable is conducting cable lay operations from 38-25S 144-28E to 40-22S 137-28E, with 1.5 nautical mile clearance requested.
- HYDROPAC 1585/26 · Cable ops2026-05-30Cable-laying is in progress in Bass Strait and Great Australian Bight, Australia, by the ship Dependable; a two-mile berth is requested.
- AUSCOAST 228/26 · Nav aids2026-06-29A 6-meter yellow surface buoy is established at 38-47.62S 142-37.77E, requesting 2.5 nautical miles clearance.
- HYDROPAC 1864/26 · Nav aids2026-06-29A yellow six-meter buoy is established in the Great Australian Bight at 38-47.62S 142-37.77E; a three-mile berth is requested.
- AUSCOAST 292/26 · Nav aids2026-09-07Two 6 meter yellow buoys with white flashing light every 3 seconds are temporarily placed near 38-47.19S 142-36.00E; 2.5 nautical mile clearance requested.
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By category · available archive
| Nav aids | 289 | 51% |
| Incidents | 125 | 22% |
| Surveys | 46 | 8% |
| Other | 42 | 7% |
| Derelicts | 21 | 4% |
| Missiles | 10 | 2% |
| Cable ops | 10 | 2% |
| Wrecks | 8 | 1% |
| Containers | 7 | 1% |
| Debris | 3 | 1% |
| Towing | 2 | 0% |
| Spills | 1 | 0% |
| Exercises | 1 | 0% |
Archive · 560 cancelled
- HYDROPAC 3433/17 · Nav aids2017-10-08 → 2017-10-08Dgps station at corny point light 34-53.8S 137-00.7E inoperative
- HYDROPAC 3421/17 · Surveys2017-10-06 → 2017-10-14Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V joides resolution in 34-01.64S 127-57.70E
- HYDROPAC 3317/17 · Nav aids2017-09-28 → 2017-09-28Albany dgps station 35-05.2S 117-54.1E inoperative
- HYDROPAC 3306/17 · Nav aids2017-09-27 → 2017-09-27Albany dgps station 35-05.2S 117-54.1E inoperative
- HYDROPAC 3107/17 · Derelicts2017-09-11 → 2017-09-1118 meter M/V platinum disabled and adrift in 35-24.41S 133-02.69E at 111500Z sep
- HYDROPAC 1984/17 · Nav aids2017-06-06 → 2017-06-23Corny point dgps station 34-54S 137-01E inoperative
- HYDROPAC 1805/17 · Incidents2017-05-23 → 2017-05-24Great australian bight
- HYDROPAC 1713/17 · Derelicts2017-05-16 → 2017-05-19Derelict 22 meter vessel port princess partially submerged and adrift in 38-05.58S 140-25.41E at 160343Z may…
- HYDROPAC 825/17 · Nav aids2017-03-09 → 2017-03-10Corny point dgps station 34-54S 137-01E inoperative
- HYDROPAC 812/17 · Derelicts2017-03-09 → 2017-03-12Derelict eight meter M/V partially submerged and adrift in 38-19.3S 140-23.1E at 090200Z mar
- HYDROPAC 713/17 · Incidents2017-02-28 → 2017-02-28Distress signal received on 406 mhz from eight meter M/V aurora, one person on board, in vicinity 38-50.13S…
- HYDROPAC 421/17 · Surveys2017-02-04 → 2017-02-05Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V tek ocean spirit in 39-07S 142-56E
- HYDROPAC 3812/16 · Nav aids2016-12-08 → 2016-12-09Cape banks light 37-53.8S 140-22.6E unlit
- HYDROPAC 3553/16 · Nav aids2016-11-18 → 2016-11-18Great australian bight
- HYDROPAC 3421/16 · Incidents2016-11-06 → 2016-11-0618 meter F/V fatal attraction reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 33-29S 124-33E
- HYDROPAC 3117/16 · Nav aids2016-10-12 → 2016-10-12Corny point dgps station 34-54S 137-01E inoperative
- HYDROPAC 2986/16 · Nav aids2016-09-30 → 2016-10-03South page light 35-46.6S 138-17.5E unreliable
- HYDROPAC 2967/16 · Nav aids2016-09-29 → 2016-10-01Corny point dgps station 34-54S 137-01E inoperative
- HYDROPAC 2960/16 · Nav aids2016-09-28 → 2016-09-29Corny point dgps station 34-54S 137-01E inoperative
- HYDROPAC 2957/16 · Nav aids2016-09-28 → 2016-09-30Troubridge hill light 35-10.0S 137-38.4E unreliable
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.