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 973/10 · Derelicts2010-05-11 → 2010-05-14Derelict 21 meter M/V partially submerged and adrift in 35-05S 137-52E at 101435Z may
- HYDROPAC 961/10 · Incidents2010-05-10 → 2010-05-10Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 34-22.2S 123-41.5E at 100200Z may
- HYDROPAC 807/10 · Nav aids2010-04-19 → 2010-04-21Nga chart 74052 (2ND ed)
- HYDROPAC 396/10 · Nav aids2010-03-01 → 2010-03-06Nga chart 75130 (16TH ed)
- HYDROPAC 309/10 · Nav aids2010-02-16 → 2010-02-20Nga chart 75130 (16TH ed)
- HYDROPAC 2390/09 · Other2009-12-20 → 2010-02-20Pipelaying operations in progress until further notice by M/V seven navica in 38-41S 142-38E
- HYDROPAC 2348/09 · Nav aids2009-12-15 → 2009-12-15Nga chart 75160 (6TH ed)
- HYDROPAC 2158/09 · Nav aids2009-11-21 → 2009-11-28Nga chart 75130 (16TH ed)
- HYDROPAC 1815/09 · Nav aids2009-10-06 → 2009-10-08Nga chart 75158 (1ST ed)
- HYDROPAC 1615/09 · Nav aids2009-09-07 → 2009-09-12Nga chart 75180 (2ND ed)
- HYDROPAC 1535/09 · Nav aids2009-08-27 → 2009-08-29Nga chart 74595 (2ND ed)
- HYDROPAC 1526/09 · Incidents2009-08-26 → 2009-08-26Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 4.5 meter vessel, two person on board, in 33-55S 123-21E at 260522Z…
- HYDROPAC 1476/09 · Nav aids2009-08-19 → 2009-08-20Nga chart 75130 (16TH ed)
- HYDROPAC 1389/09 · Nav aids2009-08-05 → 2009-08-05Nga chart 74030 (6TH ed)
- HYDROPAC 1088/09 · Nav aids2009-06-11 → 2009-06-20Nga chart 75111 (1ST ed)
- HYDROPAC 965/09 · Nav aids2009-05-19 → 2009-05-23Nga chart 75167 (1ST ed)
- HYDROPAC 825/09 · Nav aids2009-04-26 → 2009-05-02Nga chart 75130 (16TH ed)
- HYDROPAC 470/09 · Nav aids2009-03-04 → 2009-03-05Nga chart 75159 (1ST ed)
- HYDROPAC 430/09 · Nav aids2009-02-24 → 2009-02-28Nga chart 75160 (6TH ed)
- HYDROPAC 281/09 · Nav aids2009-02-04 → 2009-02-05Nga chart 75130 (16TH ed)
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.