Great australian bight
Great Australian Bight · HYDROPAC 1772/14
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2014-06-21 08:13Z
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) · AUSSAR 3676/14 UPDATE 191247Z JUN 14.. Issued 2014-06-19 13:11Z. 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
- Great Australian Bight. The parsed report position is -38.692, 142.155. 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
- 11 meter F/V mary-s, white hull, one person on board, overdue cape nelson (38-25.3S 141-32.5E) to port…cancelled by this notice
- Cancel HYDROPAC 1294/14, 1481/14, 1664/14, 1670/14, 1691/14, 1696/14, 1698/14, 1709/14, 1749/14, 1750/14,…later cancellation notice
These reports were linked by category and sea, with positions within 30 nautical miles and issue dates within 30 days of another report's recorded in-force span. Links can extend through other members, so the full group can cover a larger area or period. Proximity does not confirm that they describe one incident.
- HYDROPAC 1763/142014-06-18 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 1764/142014-06-18 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 1768/142014-06-19 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 1772/14 · this notice2014-06-19 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Great Australian Bight →
- issued
- 2014-06-19 13:11Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- AUSSAR 3676/14 UPDATE 191247Z JUN 14.
- issued by
- AUSSAR
- sea
- Great Australian Bight
- position
- -38.692, 142.155
- vessel
- F/V MARY-S · 2 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
AUSTRALIA-SOUTHEAST COAST. GREAT AUSTRALIAN BIGHT. 1. MAN OVERBOARD FROM 11 METER F/V MARY-S VICINITY 38-41.5S 142-09.3E. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO RCC AUSTRALIA, PHONE: 612 6230 6811, FAX: 612 6230 6868, E-MAIL: RCCAUS@AMSA.GOV.AU. 2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 1768/14.
Reading this warning
- Man overboard
- Someone has gone into the water from a vessel; ships in the area are asked to look for them.
- 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.
- Cancellation reference
- A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
- HYDROPAC
- The U.S. long-range warning series for the Pacific outside NAVAREA XII and for the Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf and adjoining seas.
Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)
43 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 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.
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 38-33.20S 145-19.10E at 280713Z oct2023-10-28
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 38-20.80S 140-38.80E at 312224Z dec2022-12-31
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 25 meter F/V empress pearl in vicinity 40-55.27S 144-04.87E at…2022-10-30
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz from seven meter M/V whittley sea legend rego KP575, in vicinity…2020-07-05
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 38-22S 144-19E at 020358Z jul2019-07-02
- Distress signal received from F/V lonhand in vicinity 36-26.9S 139-40.2E at 070257Z jun2019-06-07
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
- 2 X 6M yellow surface buoys fl.white 3S temporarily established within 1.0NM of position 38-47.19S…Nav aids · 21.6 nm
- Six meter buoy, yellow, established in 38-47.62S 142-37.77ENav aids · 23 nm
- 1 X 6M yellow surface buoy established in position 38-47.62S 142-37.77E 2.5NM clearance requestedNav aids · 23 nm
- Great australian bightCable ops · 64.7 nm
- Special purpose vessel dependable / kdej / 367137000 conducting cable lay operations 10NM either side of…Other · 64.7 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
0 distress & casualty cases (archived) listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 11:46Z; source collection times vary.
Incidents
Search-and-rescue broadcasts, published only once a case has been closed for 30 days: groundings, sinkings, capsizes, fires, man overboard, overdue vessels. Nothing here is live. All current distress & casualty cases (archived) →
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.