Underwater coring operations in progress until further notice by M/V markab along trackline between 39-45.3S…
Bass Strait · HYDROPAC 2077/03
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2003-12-02 19:20Z
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 316/03 292219Z NOV 03. Issued 2003-11-29 23:40Z. 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 map shows the reported line or operation extent; it is not a vessel track. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
- issued
- 2003-11-29 23:40Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- AUSCOAST 316/03 292219Z NOV 03
- issued by
- AUSCOAST
- sea
- Bass Strait
- position
- -39.736, 144.183
- vessel
- M/V MARKAB · 44 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
1. UNDERWATER CORING OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BY M/V MARKAB ALONG TRACKLINE BETWEEN 39-45.3S 144-11.3E AND 39-43.0S 144-10.6E. TWO MILE BERTH REQUESTED. 2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 2076/03.
Reading this warning
- Until further notice
- The operation or danger has no scheduled end; the warning stays in force until a later message cancels it.
- Track line joining
- Introduces a route through a series of positions — a cable route, a tow's track or a survey line.
- 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.
- Wide berth requested
- Keep well clear — or, when a distance is given ("TWO MILE BERTH REQUESTED"), at least that far away.
- 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 · other warnings
26 within 180 nm since 2000 · 3 in the last 12 months · 1 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 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
- S/V dire straits, three persons abandoning ship in 39-10.43S 145-15.15E2017-03-25
- 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
- Great australian bightCable ops · 49.1 nm
- Special purpose vessel dependable / kdej / 367137000 conducting cable lay operations 10NM either side of…Other · 49.1 nm
- Six meter buoy, yellow, established in 38-47.62S 142-37.77ENav aids · 91.7 nm
- 1 X 6M yellow surface buoy established in position 38-47.62S 142-37.77E 2.5NM clearance requestedNav aids · 91.7 nm
- 2 X 6M yellow surface buoys fl.white 3S temporarily established within 1.0NM of position 38-47.19S…Nav aids · 93.1 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
21 other warnings listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 02:41Z; 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.