Ackers shoal light 10-18.6S 142-48.7E unlit
Coral Sea · HYDROPAC 3523/14
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2014-11-29 11:25Z
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 275/14 251300Z NOV 14.. Issued 2014-11-25 13:35Z. 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
- Coral Sea. The parsed report position is -10.310, 142.812. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
These reports were linked by category and sea, with positions within 30 nautical miles and issue dates within 30 days of another report's recorded in-force span. Links can extend through other members, so the full group can cover a larger area or period. Proximity does not confirm that they describe one incident.
- HYDROPAC 3659/132013-11-26 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 3708/132013-11-27 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 3523/14 · this notice2014-11-25 · Archived notice
- issued
- 2014-11-25 13:35Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- AUSCOAST 275/14 251300Z NOV 14.
- issued by
- AUSCOAST
- sea
- Coral Sea
- position
- -10.310, 142.812
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
AUSTRALIA-NORTHEAST COAST. TORRES STRAIT. DNC 05. CHART 74311. ACKERS SHOAL LIGHT 10-18.6S 142-48.7E UNLIT.
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.
- Shoal / reported depth
- Water shallower than the chart shows — a newly found shoal, a reported depth, or less water than charted.
- 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.
- Unlit / extinguished
- A light, buoy or structure that is not showing its charted light.
Collected reports in this area · wrecks & obstructions
21 within 180 nm since 2000 · 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.
- Carpentaria shoal buoy 10-44.49S 141-03.38E unlit2023-08-10
- Carpentaria shoal buoy 10-44.50S 141-03.20E unlit2023-05-01
- Cancel HYDROPAC 3659/132013-11-27
- Australia-northeast Coast2013-11-26
- Torres Strait2013-03-25
- Vessel aground in 11-35.7S 142-56.4E at 162116Z jun2012-06-16
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
- Derelict ten meter vessel adrift in 11-55.02S 141-54.27E at 020629Z augDerelicts · 110.3 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
40 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 01:59Z; 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.