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 2844/16 · Nav aids2016-09-19 → 2016-09-19Albany dgps station 35-05.2S 117-54.1E unreliable
- HYDROPAC 2784/16 · Nav aids2016-09-14 → 2016-09-14Albany dgps station 35-05.2S 117-54.1E inoperative
- HYDROPAC 2719/16 · Wrecks2016-09-08 → 2016-09-11Dangerous wreck in 34-51.47S 136-07.40E
- HYDROPAC 2715/16 · Incidents2016-09-07 → 2016-09-08F/V lidia c, two persons on board, sinking in 34-52S 136-08E
- HYDROPAC 2502/16 · Nav aids2016-08-19 → 2016-08-21Cape borda light 35-45.2S 136-35.6E unlit
- HYDROPAC 2477/16 · Containers2016-08-18 → 2016-08-21Great australian bight
- HYDROPAC 2359/16 · Nav aids2016-08-08 → 2016-08-09Cape borda light 35-45.2S 136-35.6E unreliable
- HYDROPAC 2156/16 · Nav aids2016-07-18 → 2016-07-20Great australian bight
- HYDROPAC 1376/16 · Nav aids2016-05-11 → 2016-05-26Great australian bight
- HYDROPAC 1081/16 · Incidents2016-04-13 → 2016-04-13Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 35-48.5S 138-07.9E at 130715Z apr
- HYDROPAC 1080/16 · Wrecks2016-04-13 → 2016-06-05Uncharted rocks reported in: a. 33-48.88S 124-10.50E
- HYDROPAC 747/16 · Nav aids2016-03-16 → 2016-03-16Albany dgps station 35-05.2S 117-54.1E inoperative
- HYDROPAC 670/16 · Incidents2016-03-08 → 2016-03-09F/V rising sun, four persons on board, disabled and adrift due to loss of steering vicinity 33-48.9S…
- HYDROPAC 667/16 · Incidents2016-03-08 → 2016-03-08Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 33-44.2S 137-23.6E at 080735Z mar
- HYDROPAC 305/16 · Incidents2016-02-03 → 2016-02-03M/V bikini bottom, four persons on board, sinking in 40-06S 144-08E at 031520Z feb
- HYDROPAC 3944/15 · Nav aids2015-12-02 → 2018-02-01Corny point light 34-53.8S 137-00.7E sectors changed to: white 054-291, obscured 291-036, red 036-054
- HYDROPAC 3943/15 · Nav aids2015-12-01 → 2015-12-02Corny point light 34-53.8S 137-00.7E unreliable
- HYDROPAC 3504/15 · Nav aids2015-10-25 → 2015-10-25Corny point dgps station 34-54S 137-01E inoperative
- HYDROPAC 3461/15 · Nav aids2015-10-21 → 2015-10-23Corny point light 34-53.8S 137-00.7E unreliable
- HYDROPAC 3301/15 · Nav aids2015-10-07 → 2015-10-07Corny point dgps station 34-53.8S 137-00.7E inoperative
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.