Wrecks

Dangerous wreck in 36-26.93S 139-40.20E

Great Australian Bight · HYDROPAC 1894/19

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2020-08-14 12:21Z

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) · AUSCOAST 180/19 090259Z JUN 19.. Issued 2019-06-10 13:05Z. 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 -36.449, 139.670. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Current notices and reporting history in the Great Australian Bight →

issued: 2019-06-10 13:05Z
status: Archived notice
authority: AUSCOAST 180/19 090259Z JUN 19.
issued by: AUSCOAST
sea: Great Australian Bight
position: -36.449, 139.670
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

GREAT AUSTRALIAN BIGHT.
AUSTRALIA-SOUTH COAST.
DNC 05.
DANGEROUS WRECK IN 36-26.93S 139-40.20E.

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.
Dangerous wreck: A sunken vessel close enough to the surface to endanger ships, or wreckage reported in the water.
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.

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Collected reports in this area · wrecks & obstructions

2 within 180 nm since 2019 · 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.

Obstruction reported, 45 meter pontoon anchored in 35-16.16S 137-04.95E2024-01-19

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

No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.

Worldwide in the collected sources

38 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-03 03:59Z; source collection times vary.

Wrecks

Dangerous wrecks, shoals and submerged obstructions. All current wrecks & obstructions →

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.