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 2957/15 · Nav aids2015-09-09 → 2015-09-09Albany dgps station 35-05.2S 117-54.1E inoperative
- HYDROPAC 2945/15 · Nav aids2015-09-08 → 2015-09-08Albany dgps station 35-05.2S 117-54.1E inoperative
- HYDROPAC 2661/15 · Nav aids2015-08-13 → 2015-08-14Cape du couedic light 36-03.5S 136-42.2E unlit
- HYDROPAC 1913/15 · Nav aids2015-06-12 → 2015-06-12RACON at troubridge hill light 35-10.0S 137-38.4E inoperative
- HYDROPAC 864/15 · Nav aids2015-03-12 → 2015-05-02Breaksea island light 35-03.9S 118-03.4E unreliable
- HYDROPAC 825/15 · Nav aids2015-03-10 → 2015-03-11Breaksea island light 35-03.9S 118-03.4E unlit
- HYDROPAC 728/15 · Nav aids2015-03-04 → 2017-01-06RACON at robe light 37-10.0S 139-44.7E discontinued
- HYDROPAC 585/15 · Nav aids2015-02-18 → 2015-02-19Corny point dgps station 34-54S 137-01E inoperative
- HYDROPAC 3719/14 · Nav aids2014-12-12 → 2014-12-12RACON at south neptune island light 35-20.3S 136-07.1E inoperative
- HYDROPAC 3662/14 · Nav aids2014-12-07 → 2014-12-08Evans island light 32-22.7S 133-28.7E unlit
- HYDROPAC 3631/14 · Nav aids2014-12-04 → 2015-03-12Breaksea island light, fl (4) r 6 sec 119 meters 15 miles, established in 35-04S 118-03E
- HYDROPAC 3603/14 · Nav aids2014-12-02 → 2014-12-02RACON at south neptune island light 35-20.3S 136-07.1E inoperative
- HYDROPAC 3362/14 · Nav aids2014-11-13 → 2014-11-13RACON at south neptune island 35-47.1S 136-07.1E inoperative
- HYDROPAC 2926/14 · Derelicts2014-10-02 → 2014-10-05Derelict vessel partially submerged and adrift in 38-12.80S 140-30.61E at 020520Z oct
- HYDROPAC 2923/14 · Incidents2014-10-02 → 2014-10-02Vessel sea fury disabled and adrift in 38-13.18S 140-29.17E at 020320Z oct
- HYDROPAC 2243/14 · Nav aids2014-08-01 → 2014-08-02Great Australian Bight
- HYDROPAC 1928/14 · Nav aids2014-07-02 → 2014-07-03Australia-south Coast
- HYDROPAC 1915/14 · Nav aids2014-07-01 → 2014-07-02Australia-south Coast
- HYDROPAC 1772/14 · Incidents2014-06-19 → 2014-06-21Great australian bight
- HYDROPAC 1768/14 · Incidents2014-06-19 → 2014-06-1911 meter F/V mary-s, white hull, one person on board, overdue cape nelson (38-25.3S 141-32.5E) to port…
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.