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Saumarez reef light 21-39.6S 153-46.0E range increased to 18 miles

Coral Sea · HYDROPAC 3788/16

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2018-09-07 11:39Z

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 332/16 060845Z DEC 16.. Issued 2016-12-06 09:23Z. 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 -21.660, 153.767. 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: 2016-12-06 09:23Z
status: Archived notice
authority: AUSCOAST 332/16 060845Z DEC 16.
issued by: AUSCOAST
sea: Coral Sea
position: -21.660, 153.767
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

CORAL SEA.
DNC 05.
CHART 74002.
SAUMAREZ REEF LIGHT 21-39.6S 153-46.0E
RANGE INCREASED TO 18 MILES.

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.
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 · other warnings

8 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.

F/V mana anchored in 24-31.55S 152-50.34E2017-01-16
High peak island light 21-57.2S 150-42.0E at reduced power2015-03-04
Diver missing vicinity 21-20.8S 150-57.3E at 250700Z may2013-05-25
Flares sighted vicinity 23-38S 154-09E at 141105Z may2011-05-14
Dangerous submerged rock, least depth 9.6 meters, in 22-10.58S 150-39.79E2003-10-07
Red flare sighted in 21-45S 152-08E at 221058Z sep2002-09-22

Month of issue in the collected archive

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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

23 other warnings listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 05:04Z; source collection times vary.

Other

Everything the classifier did not place elsewhere. All current other warnings →

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.