Flares sighted in vicinity 35-09.27S 136-27.75E
Great Australian Bight · HYDROPAC 4275/19
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2019-12-28 16:10Z
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 10896/19 281440Z DEC 19.. Issued 2019-12-28 15:31Z. 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 -35.154, 136.463. 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
- Cancel HYDROPAC 4275/19 and this msg, false alertlater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Great Australian Bight →
- issued
- 2019-12-28 15:31Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- JRCC AUSTRALIA 10896/19 281440Z DEC 19.
- issued by
- JRCC AUSTRALIA
- sea
- Great Australian Bight
- position
- -35.154, 136.463
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
GREAT AUSTRALIAN BIGHT. AUSTRALIA-SOUTH COAST. DNC 05. FLARES SIGHTED IN VICINITY 35-09.27S 136-27.75E. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO JRCC AUSTRALIA, PHONE: 612 6230 6811, FAX: 612 6230 6868, E-MAIL: RCCAUS@AMSA.GOV.AU.
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.
- 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.
- Keep a sharp lookout
- A request to every ship in the area to watch for the vessel, people or object described.
- Assist if possible
- The second half of the standard rescue request: ships able to help are asked to do so.
- RCC / JRCC (Rescue Coordination Centre)
- The centre that organises search and rescue in its region; warnings ask ships to send their reports there.
Collected reports in this area · other warnings
26 within 180 nm since 1999 · 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.
- Fishing gear reported in 35-20.50S 135-36.50E2025-01-06
- 45 meter pontoon marked with radar reflectors and white flashing lights at anchor until 290001Z feb in…2024-02-05
- Althorpe islands range, front 35-22.10S 136-51.50E unreliable2022-10-16
- 45 meter sea cage established in 35-36.72S 135-35.12E2022-02-20
- 45 meter sea cage established in 35-36.72S 135-35.12E2022-02-16
- 45 meter sea cage established in 36-08.89S 138-15.19E2022-02-13
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
21 other warnings listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 07:18Z; 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.