Surveys
Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V nordic explorer towing five mile long cable in…
Great Australian Bight · Australia-south Coast · HYDROPAC 371/20
- issued
- 2020-02-04 07:45Z
- status
- cancelled 2020-02-07 04:35Z (archive)
- cancels
- HYDROPAC 177/20
- authority
- AUSCOAST 47/20 040726Z FEB 20.
- sea
- Great Australian Bight
- position
- -38.825, 140.070
- source
- nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
GREAT AUSTRALIAN BIGHT. AUSTRALIA-SOUTH COAST. DNC 05. 1. SURVEY OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BY M/V NORDIC EXPLORER TOWING FIVE MILE LONG CABLE IN AREA BOUND BY 38-08.47S 138-53.43E, 39-30.47S 138-53.43E, 39-30.47S 141-14.93E, 38-08.47S 141-14.93E. EIGHT MILE BERTH REQUESTED. 2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 177/20.
This area · survey operations
38 within 180 nm since 2004 · 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 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
- Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V mma coral in 39-06.49S 142-57.09E2024-03-04
- Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V mma coral in area bound by 38-38.00S…2024-02-28
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Timeline
- Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V nordic explorer towing five mile long cable in…cancels · 2020-01-16
- Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V nordic explorer towing five mile long cable in…replaced · 2020-01-16
- Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V nordic explorer towing five mile long cable in…cancelled by · 2020-02-07
Nearby now · within 120 nm
- Great australian bightCable ops · 74.7 nm
- Six meter buoy, yellow, established in 38-47.62S 142-37.77ENav aids · 119.8 nm
- 1 X 6M yellow surface buoy established in position 38-47.62S 142-37.77E 2.5NM clearance requestedNav aids · 119.8 nm
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