Surveys
Underwater operations in progress until further notice along trackline joining 39-21.68S 145-34.11E,…
Bass Strait · Australia-southeast Coast · HYDROPAC 3118/18
- issued
- 2018-08-25 14:47Z
- status
- cancelled 2018-08-28 02:48Z (archive)
- authority
- AUSCOAST 184/18 251427Z AUG 18.
- sea
- Bass Strait
- position
- -39.329, 146.309
- source
- nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
BASS STRAIT. AUSTRALIA-SOUTHEAST COAST. DNC 05. UNDERWATER OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE ALONG TRACKLINE JOINING 39-21.68S 145-34.11E, 39-20.65S 146-00.00E, 39-17.66S 147-03.01E. THREE MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
This area · survey operations
119 within 180 nm since 2001 · 1 in the last 12 months · 1 in force now
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- Drill rig transocean equinox / V7A7397 / 538010767 in position 38-46.20S 142-48.80E 2.5 nm clearance requested2026-08-17
- Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V investigator in area bound by 37-57.00S…2024-05-10
- Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V investigator along trackline joining 37-57.00S…2024-05-10
- Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V mma coral in 38-39.90S 142-58.60E2024-03-18
- Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V mma coral in 38-46.59S 142-58.20E2024-03-13
- Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V mma coral in 39-13.00S 142-52.50E2024-03-07
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Timeline
- Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V pacific vixen along trackline between…cancelled by · 2018-08-28
Nearby now · within 120 nm
- 8 X 6M yellow buoys FL3 deployed within 1.5NM 39-50.14 s 145-48.24 e 2.5NM clearance requestedOther · 38.4 nm
- 8 X 6M yellow surface buoys fl.white 3S temporarily established within 1.5NM of position 39-51.73S 145-22.30ENav aids · 53.9 nm
- Special purpose vessel responder / V7CY9 / 538001582 conducting cable laying operations 5 nm either side of…Cable ops · 85.4 nm
- Table cape light k K3532 in position 40-56.80S 145-43.74E unreliableNav aids · 100.7 nm
Worldwide now
86 survey operations in force · see all
Surveys
Hydrographic and scientific survey vessels, often towing long arrays. All current survey operations →
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.