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 98/07 · Nav aids2007-01-16 → 2007-01-16Currie light 39-55.8S 143-50.5E unlit
- HYDROPAC 2029/06 · Nav aids2006-10-25 → 2006-10-27South neptunes RACON 35-20.3S 136-07.1E unreliable
- HYDROPAC 1862/06 · Nav aids2006-09-23 → 2006-09-25Currie light 39-55.8S 143-50.5E unlit
- HYDROPAC 1833/06 · Nav aids2006-09-18 → 2006-09-19Cape martin light 37-30S 140-01E unlit
- HYDROPAC 1826/06 · Nav aids2006-09-18 → 2006-09-19Dgps station at corney point 34-54.0S 137-00.9E inoperative
- HYDROPAC 1733/06 · Nav aids2006-09-04 → 2008-02-10Cape st alban light 35-48.2S 138-07.7E unreliable
- HYDROPAC 1639/06 · Nav aids2006-08-25 → 2006-08-25Albany dgps station 35-05.2S 117-54.1E inoperative
- HYDROPAC 1412/06 · Nav aids2006-07-27 → 2006-07-27Albany dgps 35-05S 117-54E unreliable
- HYDROPAC 1187/06 · Nav aids2006-06-25 → 2006-06-26South page light 35-46.7S 138-17.6E unreliable
- HYDROPAC 1170/06 · Nav aids2006-06-22 → 2007-06-08Dgps station at corny point light 34-54.0S 137-01.0E off air
- HYDROPAC 1143/06 · Nav aids2006-06-20 → 2006-06-21Dgps station at corny point light 34-54S 137-01E inoperative
- HYDROPAC 905/06 · Nav aids2006-05-16 → 2006-06-07Cape nelson light 38-25.8S 141-32.5E unlit
- HYDROPAC 462/06 · Incidents2006-03-19 → 2006-03-24Nine meter white vessel kyeema unreported
- HYDROPAC 430/06 · Nav aids2006-03-14 → 2006-03-17Cape dombey light 37-09S 139-45E unlit
- HYDROPAC 319/06 · Nav aids2006-02-28 → 2006-03-01Troubridge hill light 35-10.0S 137-38.5E unlit
- HYDROPAC 133/06 · Other2006-01-25 → 2006-03-15Pipelaying operations in progress until further notice by barge lorelay along trackline between 38-37S…
- HYDROPAC 118/06 · Nav aids2006-01-23 → 2006-01-24Cape du coudedic light 36-04S 136-42E unlit
- HYDROPAC 2138/05 · Other2005-12-15 → 2006-01-25Pipelaying operations in progress until further notice by barge lorelay along trackline between 38-37S…
- HYDROPAC 2061/05 · Cable ops2005-12-06 → 2006-01-25Pipeline operations in progress until further notice by cableship seaway falcon vicinity 38-47S 142-42E
- HYDROPAC 1956/05 · Incidents2005-11-22 → 2005-11-2260 foot F/V rhylan, white hull, three persons on board, unreported
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.