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 1718/13 · Nav aids2013-06-14 → 2013-06-16Australia-south Coast
- HYDROPAC 1377/13 · Nav aids2013-05-14 → 2013-05-14Australia-southwest Coast
- HYDROPAC 1295/13 · Incidents2013-05-07 → 2013-05-07Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 38-42.1S 141-18.9E at 070036Z may
- HYDROPAC 1085/13 · Nav aids2013-04-19 → 2013-04-19Australia-southwest Coast
- HYDROPAC 869/13 · Containers2013-03-28 → 2013-03-31Container adrift vicinity 38-26S 141-32E at 280655Z mar
- HYDROPAC 808/13 · Containers2013-03-24 → 2013-03-27Four containers adrift in 37-26.4S 139-07.9E at 232108Z mar
- HYDROPAC 672/13 · Incidents2013-03-09 → 2013-03-1114 meter vessel lady marlen, white hull, one person on board, overdue albany (35-02S 117-53E) to bruny…
- HYDROPAC 556/13 · Nav aids2013-02-25 → 2013-02-26Australia-south Coast
- HYDROPAC 517/13 · Nav aids2013-02-21 → 2013-02-21Australia-south Coast
- HYDROPAC 496/13 · Nav aids2013-02-19 → 2013-02-23Australia-south Coast
- HYDROPAC 463/13 · Nav aids2013-02-16 → 2013-02-16Cancel HYDROPAC 325/13(93), assistance no longer needed
- HYDROPAC 429/13 · Other2013-02-13 → 2013-02-28Australia-southeast Coast
- HYDROPAC 224/13 · Incidents2013-01-22 → 2013-01-23Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 37-05.22S 139-43.56E at 222208Z jan
- HYDROPAC 149/13 · Nav aids2013-01-15 → 2013-01-15Australia-southwest Coast
- HYDROPAC 3480/12 · Incidents2012-12-07 → 2012-12-08Distress signal received from 14 meter S/V, three persons on board, in 33-41S 124-31E at 071100Z dec
- HYDROPAC 3470/12 · Nav aids2012-12-07 → 2012-12-08Australia-southwest Coast
- HYDROPAC 3457/12 · Nav aids2012-12-06 → 2012-12-06Australia-southwest Coast
- HYDROPAC 3277/12 · Incidents2012-11-20 → 2012-11-2012 meter S/V taking on water in 36-47S 131-44E at 200846Z nov
- HYDROPAC 3202/12 · Nav aids2012-11-12 → 2012-11-13Australia-south Coast
- HYDROPAC 2340/12 · Nav aids2012-08-17 → 2012-08-17Australia-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.