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 · 559 cancelled
- HYDROPAC 1254/11 · Incidents2011-04-25 → 2011-04-25Distress signal received on 406 mhz from five meter vessel joken vicinity 35-01.50S 118-00.24E at 250444Z apr
- HYDROPAC 1193/11 · Nav aids2011-04-19 → 2011-04-19Nga chart 75130 (16TH ed)
- HYDROPAC 837/11 · Wrecks2011-03-17 → 2011-03-17Vessel aground vicinity low rocky point (42-59.5S 145-29.6E)
- HYDROPAC 716/11 · Nav aids2011-03-07 → 2011-03-07Nga chart 74595 (2ND ed)
- HYDROPAC 501/11 · Nav aids2011-02-14 → 2011-02-15Nga chart 75130 (16TH ed)
- HYDROPAC 495/11 · Nav aids2011-02-14 → 2011-02-14Nga chart 74595 (2ND ed)
- HYDROPAC 484/11 · Nav aids2011-02-13 → 2011-02-14Nga chart 75158 (1ST ed)
- HYDROPAC 58/11 · Incidents2011-01-06 → 2011-01-0911.3 meter S/V capsized and adrift in 35-10.73S 132-05.46E at 060253Z jan
- HYDROPAC 2961/10 · Derelicts2010-12-29 → 2011-01-01Derelict 13 meter F/V, green hull, adrift vicinity 34-22.44S 125-09.78E at 290803Z dec
- HYDROPAC 2957/10 · Incidents2010-12-29 → 2010-12-29Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V bolzano in 34-23S 125-08E at 282337Z dec
- HYDROPAC 2799/10 · Derelicts2010-12-15 → 2010-12-18Derelict 18.5 meter F/V partially submerged and adrift in 36-56.16S 137-56.82E at 142238Z dec
- HYDROPAC 2787/10 · Incidents2010-12-15 → 2010-12-18Derelict 11.3 meter vessel capsized and adrift in 37-30.66S 136-21.96E at 150317Z dec
- HYDROPAC 2784/10 · Incidents2010-12-15 → 2010-12-15Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel wendera vicinity 37-30.66S 136-15.60E at 142302Z
- HYDROPAC 2781/10 · Incidents2010-12-14 → 2010-12-14Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V prowler vicinity 36-56S 137-55E at 141917Z dec
- HYDROPAC 2622/10 · Incidents2010-11-29 → 2010-11-2914 meter F/V, two persons on board, sinking in 36-52.4S 139-06.6E at 290120Z nov
- HYDROPAC 2320/10 · Nav aids2010-11-01 → 2010-11-01Nga chart 74595 (2ND ed)
- HYDROPAC 1608/10 · Nav aids2010-08-10 → 2010-08-11Nga chart 74595 (2ND ed)
- HYDROPAC 1152/10 · Nav aids2010-06-03 → 2010-06-04Nga chart 74595 (2ND ed)
- HYDROPAC 1076/10 · Incidents2010-05-25 → 2010-05-25Vessel, three persons on board, on fire and crew abandoning ship in 34-10S 120-11E at 250240Z may
- HYDROPAC 973/10 · Derelicts2010-05-11 → 2010-05-14Derelict 21 meter M/V partially submerged and adrift in 35-05S 137-52E at 101435Z may
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.