Wrecks

Dangerous wreck in 34-51.47S 136-07.40E

Great Australian Bight · HYDROPAC 2719/16

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2016-09-11 09:55Z

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) · JRCC AUSTRALIA 5479/16 UPDATE 080056Z SEP 16.. Issued 2016-09-08 01:36Z. 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 -34.858, 136.123. 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: 2016-09-08 01:36Z
status: Archived notice
authority: JRCC AUSTRALIA 5479/16 UPDATE 080056Z SEP 16.
issued by: JRCC AUSTRALIA
sea: Great Australian Bight
position: -34.858, 136.123
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

GREAT AUSTRALIAN BIGHT.
SPENCER GULF.
AUSTRALIA-SOUTH COAST.
DNC 05.
CHART 75130.
DANGEROUS WRECK IN 34-51.47S 136-07.40E.

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.
Chart reference: The number of the nautical chart on which the reported position lies.
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

5 within 180 nm since 2016 · 1 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.

Plank shoal light 33-29.88S 137-28.56E unlit2026-04-14
Obstruction reported, 45 meter pontoon anchored in 35-16.16S 137-04.95E2024-01-19
Obstruction reported, 45 meter pontoon anchored in 34-46.54S 136-33.07E2024-01-16
Plank shoal light 33-29-51S 137-28-35E unlit2019-12-16

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 08:33Z; 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.