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An obstruction 25 meters below the surface is reported at 27-59.14S 153-35.95E in the Coral Sea, Australia.

Coral Sea · HYDROPAC 2534/23

What this record establishes

Cancelled notice · 2026-08-14 18:10Z

This notice disappeared from the issuing source's in-force list. No explicit recovery or all-clear is established by that removal.

Source and dates: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · AUSCOAST 186/23 060634Z AUG 23.. Issued 2023-08-06 06:41Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:41Z; last seen in collection 2026-08-17 15:50Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
Location covered: Coral Sea. The parsed report position is -27.986, 153.599. 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 Coral Sea →

issued: 2023-08-06 06:41Z
status: Cancelled notice
authority: AUSCOAST 186/23 060634Z AUG 23.
issued by: AUSCOAST
sea: Coral Sea
position: -27.986, 153.599
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:41Z

Original warning text

CORAL SEA.
AUSTRALIA.
DNC 05.
OBSTRUCTION, 25 METERS BELOW SURFACE,
REPORTED IN 27-59.14S 153-35.95E.

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.
Submerged obstruction: Something on or near the seabed that could damage a ship, an anchor or fishing gear — its nature often unknown.
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

9 within 180 nm since 2001 · 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.

Gneering shoal buoy in 26-39.28S 153-12.94E temporarily removed2022-08-31
Gneering shoal buoy in 26-39.28S 153-12.94E temporarily removed2022-08-31
Dangerous wreck in vicinity 25-47.53S 153-07.20E at 110651Z jul2022-07-11
Dangerous wreck in 26-38.71S 153-24.72E2019-10-25
Australia-east Coast2013-11-08
Australia-east Coast2012-03-31

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 2026-10-01 12:01Z; 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.