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 1858/12 · Incidents2012-06-29 → 2012-06-29190 meter M/V united stars, 20 persons on board, on fire in 36-05.26S 138-27.98E
- HYDROPAC 1849/12 · Incidents2012-06-29 → 2012-06-29Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 39-06.54S 139-34.98E at 290431Z jun
- HYDROPAC 1831/12 · Nav aids2012-06-28 → 2012-06-28Australia-south Coast
- HYDROPAC 1810/12 · Nav aids2012-06-26 → 2012-06-27Australia-south Coast
- HYDROPAC 1794/12 · Nav aids2012-06-25 → 2012-06-26Australia-south Coast
- HYDROPAC 1744/12 · Other2012-06-20 → 2012-06-20S/V mist in need of assistance in 35-26.41S 135-31.43E
- HYDROPAC 1614/12 · Incidents2012-06-09 → 2012-06-09Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 34-01.38S 123-14.58E at 090012Z jun
- HYDROPAC 1367/12 · Incidents2012-05-15 → 2012-05-15Six meter F/V beacharion, three persons on board, unreported 32-24S 133-40E at 150300Z may
- HYDROPAC 1186/12 · Incidents2012-04-25 → 2012-04-25Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 5.8 meter M/V mezmark, two persons on board, vicinity 35-45.40S…
- HYDROPAC 1074/12 · Incidents2012-04-15 → 2012-04-15Distress signal received on 121.5 and 406.0 mhz vicinity 38-45.66S 142-18.96E at 150241Z apr
- HYDROPAC 1029/12 · Incidents2012-04-11 → 2012-04-11Distress signal received from 20 meter F/V pv hamelin, eight persons on board, vicinity 34-41S 118-37E at…
- HYDROPAC 984/12 · Incidents2012-04-06 → 2012-04-06S/V inception, six persons on board, taking on water and sinking in 38-43.67S 142-56.20E at 061403Z apr
- HYDROPAC 418/12 · Nav aids2012-02-14 → 2012-02-15Australia-south Coast
- HYDROPAC 406/12 · Nav aids2012-02-13 → 2012-02-14Australia-south Coast
- HYDROPAC 150/12 · Nav aids2012-01-18 → 2012-01-18Australia-south Coast
- HYDROPAC 3459/11 · Nav aids2011-12-11 → 2011-12-12Nga chart 75130 (16TH ed)
- HYDROPAC 3328/11 · Nav aids2011-11-28 → 2011-11-29Nga chart 75130 (16TH ed)
- HYDROPAC 2635/11 · Derelicts2011-09-19 → 2011-09-22Derelict 13 meter S/V golden apple adrift vicinity 34-20S 129-58E at 192140Z sep
- HYDROPAC 2627/11 · Incidents2011-09-19 → 2011-09-19Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 35-06S 129-32E at 190415Z sep
- HYDROPAC 1839/11 · Incidents2011-06-25 → 2011-06-26Distress signal received on 406 mhz from five meter M/V hume secuirty vicinity 38-11.10S 140-44.64E at…
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.