Underwater coring operations in progress until further notice by M/V markab along trackline between 38-38S…
Great Australian Bight · HYDROPAC 2247/03
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2004-01-06 18:00Z
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 348/03 281225Z DEC 03. Issued 2003-12-28 19:25Z. 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 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
- Punta talara light 04-34.5S 081-17.1W unlitlater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Great Australian Bight →
- issued
- 2003-12-28 19:25Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- AUSCOAST 348/03 281225Z DEC 03
- issued by
- AUSCOAST
- sea
- Great Australian Bight
- position
- -38.875, 142.917
- 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
UNDERWATER CORING OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BY M/V MARKAB ALONG TRACKLINE BETWEEN 38-38S 142-55E AND 39-07S 142-55E. TWO MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
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.
Collected reports in this area · other warnings
20 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
- Drill rig transocean equinox / V7A7397 / 538010767 in position 38-46.20S 142-48.80E 2.5 nm clearance requestedSurveys · 7.9 nm
- Six meter buoy, yellow, established in 38-47.62S 142-37.77ENav aids · 14.3 nm
- 1 X 6M yellow surface buoy established in position 38-47.62S 142-37.77E 2.5NM clearance requestedNav aids · 14.3 nm
- 2 X 6M yellow surface buoys fl.white 3S temporarily established within 1.0NM of position 38-47.19S…Nav aids · 15.7 nm
- Great australian bightCable ops · 33.2 nm
- Special purpose vessel dependable / kdej / 367137000 conducting cable lay operations 10NM either side of…Other · 33.2 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
23 other warnings listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-01 09:36Z; 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.