S/V dire straits, three persons abandoning ship in 39-10.43S 145-15.15E
Bass Strait · HYDROPAC 1050/17
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2017-03-25 08:19Z
This notice comes from the historical archive. Its archived status does not establish when or how the reported situation ended.
- Source and dates
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · JRCC AUSTRALIA 1963/17 250612Z MAR 17.. Issued 2017-03-25 06:32Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:38Z; last seen in collection 2026-08-17 15:46Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
- Location covered
- Bass Strait. The parsed report position is -39.174, 145.252. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
- Cancel HYDROPAC 1050/17 and this msg, persons assistedlater cancellation notice
- issued
- 2017-03-25 06:32Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- JRCC AUSTRALIA 1963/17 250612Z MAR 17.
- issued by
- JRCC AUSTRALIA
- sea
- Bass Strait
- position
- -39.174, 145.252
- vessel
- S/V DIRE STRAITS
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
BASS STRAIT. AUSTRALIA-SOUTHEAST COAST. DNC 05. S/V DIRE STRAITS, THREE PERSONS ABANDONING SHIP IN 39-10.43S 145-15.15E. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO JRCC AUSTRALIA, PHONE: 612 6230 6811, FAX: 612 6230 6868, E-MAIL: RCCAUS@AMSA.GOV.AU.
Reading this warning
- DNC (Digital Nautical Chart)
- A reference to one of the regions of NGA's Digital Nautical Chart, used to tell the reader which charts a warning affects.
- Position (degrees and minutes)
- How warnings write positions: degrees, a hyphen, then minutes, with N/S and E/W — 49-40.8N 003-43.8W.
- Keep a sharp lookout
- A request to every ship in the area to watch for the vessel, people or object described.
- Assist if possible
- The second half of the standard rescue request: ships able to help are asked to do so.
- RCC / JRCC (Rescue Coordination Centre)
- The centre that organises search and rescue in its region; warnings ask ships to send their reports there.
Collected reports in this area · other warnings
34 within 180 nm since 1998 · 4 in the last 12 months · 2 listed in force now
Counts include repeat notices about the same situation. NGA archive coverage ends 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. The period between them is incomplete. An empty year is not evidence that no hazards occurred.
- 8 virtual AIS navigation marks in an area bounded by 38-23S to 38-37S and 148-25E to 148-37E inoperative2026-09-18
- 8 X 6M yellow buoys FL3 deployed within 1.5NM 39-50.14 s 145-48.24 e 2.5NM clearance requested2026-08-17
- 12 X 6M yellow surface bouys, fl white 3S depolyed within 1.5NM of position 38-46.00S 142-48.80E2026-06-29
- Special purpose vessel dependable / kdej / 367137000 conducting cable lay operations 10NM either side of…2026-05-30
- Aircraft ditching in 38-15.5S 144-11.0E at 070913Z sep2016-09-07
- Australia-southeast Coast2013-02-13
Month of issue in the collected archive
All available years combined. Uneven collection and repeat bulletins affect these counts; this chart does not measure the seasonality or probability of incidents.
Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm
- Special purpose vessel samson explorer / VNW5773 / 503096000 conducting underwater operations in an area…Surveys · 47.4 nm
- Great australian bightCable ops · 94.6 nm
- Special purpose vessel dependable / kdej / 367137000 conducting cable lay operations 10NM either side of…Other · 94.6 nm
- Drill rig transocean equinox / V7A7397 / 538010767 in position 38-46.20S 142-48.80E 2.5 nm clearance requestedSurveys · 116.4 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
23 other warnings listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-01 10:30Z; source collection times vary.
Other
Everything the classifier did not place elsewhere. All current other warnings →
Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.