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.

In force now · 5

  1. AUSCOAST 292/26 · Nav aids2026-09-07
    Two 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.
  2. HYDROPAC 1864/26 · Nav aids2026-06-29
    A yellow six-meter buoy is established in the Great Australian Bight at 38-47.62S 142-37.77E; a three-mile berth is requested.
  3. AUSCOAST 228/26 · Nav aids2026-06-29
    A 6-meter yellow surface buoy is established at 38-47.62S 142-37.77E, requesting 2.5 nautical miles clearance.
  4. HYDROPAC 1585/26 · Cable ops2026-05-30
    Cable-laying is in progress in Bass Strait and Great Australian Bight, Australia, by the ship Dependable; a two-mile berth is requested.
  5. AUSCOAST 208/26 · Other2026-05-30
    The 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

  1. AUSCOAST 208/26 · Other2026-05-30
    The vessel Dependable is conducting cable lay operations from 38-25S 144-28E to 40-22S 137-28E, with 1.5 nautical mile clearance requested.
  2. HYDROPAC 1585/26 · Cable ops2026-05-30
    Cable-laying is in progress in Bass Strait and Great Australian Bight, Australia, by the ship Dependable; a two-mile berth is requested.
  3. AUSCOAST 228/26 · Nav aids2026-06-29
    A 6-meter yellow surface buoy is established at 38-47.62S 142-37.77E, requesting 2.5 nautical miles clearance.
  4. HYDROPAC 1864/26 · Nav aids2026-06-29
    A yellow six-meter buoy is established in the Great Australian Bight at 38-47.62S 142-37.77E; a three-mile berth is requested.
  5. AUSCOAST 292/26 · Nav aids2026-09-07
    Two 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 aids28951%
Incidents12522%
Surveys468%
Other427%
Derelicts214%
Missiles102%
Cable ops102%
Wrecks81%
Containers71%
Debris31%
Towing20%
Spills10%
Exercises10%

Archive · 559 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 3878/19 · Nav aids2019-11-26 → 2019-11-27
    Cape otway light 38-51.4S 143-30.7E unlit
  2. HYDROPAC 3773/19 · Surveys2019-11-17 → 2019-11-20
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V tek ocean spirit in area bound by 38-38.8S…
  3. HYDROPAC 3502/19 · Nav aids2019-10-24 → 2019-10-27
    Cape otway light 38-51.4S 143-30.7E unreliable
  4. HYDROPAC 3488/19 · Nav aids2019-10-22 → 2019-10-23
    Dgps station at corny point light 34-53.8S 137-00.7E inoperative
  5. HYDROPAC 3338/19 · Nav aids2019-10-10 → 2019-10-10
    Albany dgps station 35-05.2S 117-54.1E inoperative
  6. HYDROPAC 3316/19 · Nav aids2019-10-08 → 2019-10-08
    Albany dgps station 35-05.2S 117-54.1E inoperative
  7. HYDROPAC 3261/19 · Nav aids2019-10-02 → 2019-10-02
    Dgps station at corny point light 34-53.8S 137-00.7E inoperative
  8. HYDROPAC 3119/19 · Nav aids2019-09-23 → 2019-09-25
    Cape martin light 37-29.4S 140-00.8E unlit
  9. HYDROPAC 3060/19 · Surveys2019-09-18 → 2019-09-15
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V tek ocean spirit in area bound by 38-40S…
  10. HYDROPAC 3002/19 · Nav aids2019-09-13 → 2019-09-13
    Albany dgps station 35-05.2S 117-54.1E inoperative
  11. HYDROPAC 2698/19 · Nav aids2019-08-21 → 2020-08-14
    Marino rocks light 35-03.2S 138-30.7E unreliable
  12. HYDROPAC 2643/19 · Nav aids2019-08-16 → 2019-08-19
    Marino rocks light 35-03.2S 138-30.7E unreliable
  13. HYDROPAC 2599/19 · Nav aids2019-08-12 → 2019-08-14
    Cape jervis light 35-36.2S 138-05.7E unlit
  14. HYDROPAC 1894/19 · Wrecks2019-06-10 → 2020-08-14
    Dangerous wreck in 36-26.93S 139-40.20E
  15. HYDROPAC 1852/19 · Incidents2019-06-07 → 2019-06-07
    Distress signal received from F/V lonhand in vicinity 36-26.9S 139-40.2E at 070257Z jun
  16. HYDROPAC 1601/19 · Incidents2019-05-11 → 2019-05-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 35-51.40S 124-07.93E at 001727Z may
  17. HYDROPAC 1381/19 · Nav aids2019-04-25 → 2019-04-26
    Cape jervis light 35-36.2S 138-05.7E unlit
  18. HYDROPAC 1339/19 · Surveys2019-04-20 → 2019-04-23
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V silver star in 38-42.71S 142-36.07E
  19. HYDROPAC 1198/19 · Surveys2019-04-10 → 2019-04-11
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V tek ocean spirit in 39-06.5S 142-57.0E
  20. HYDROPAC 1140/19 · Surveys2019-04-04 → 2019-04-05
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V ocean spirit in 39-06.6S 142-56.4E

Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.