Pipelaying operations 18 mar until further notice by M/V lorelay along trackline joining 39-27S 147-02E,…
Bass Strait · HYDROPAC 488/02
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2002-03-22 11:20Z
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 WARNING 85/02 POR EGC 63892 172221Z MAR 02. Issued 2002-03-17 23:05Z. 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
- Bass Strait. The map shows the reported line or operation extent; it is not a vessel track. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
- issued
- 2002-03-17 23:05Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- AUSCOAST WARNING 85/02 POR EGC 63892 172221Z MAR 02
- issued by
- AUSCOAST
- sea
- Bass Strait
- position
- -38.897, 147.179
- vessel
- M/V LORELAY · 24 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
PIPELAYING OPERATIONS 18 MAR UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BY M/V LORELAY ALONG TRACKLINE JOINING 39-27S 147-02E, 38-30S 147-18E, 38-22S 147-12E.
Reading this warning
- Until further notice
- The operation or danger has no scheduled end; the warning stays in force until a later message cancels it.
- Track line joining
- Introduces a route through a series of positions — a cable route, a tow's track or a survey line.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · other warnings
27 within 180 nm since 1998 · 2 in the last 12 months · 1 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.
- 8 virtual AIS navigation marks in an area bounded by 38-23S to 38-37S and 148-25E to 148-37E inoperative2026-09-18
- 8 X 6M yellow buoys FL3 deployed within 1.5NM 39-50.14 s 145-48.24 e 2.5NM clearance requested2026-08-17
- S/V dire straits, three persons abandoning ship in 39-10.43S 145-15.15E2017-03-25
- Aircraft ditching in 38-15.5S 144-11.0E at 070913Z sep2016-09-07
- Fishing gear, marked by buoys, abandoned in 37-44.05S 149-35.04E2015-12-24
- Cancel this msg 19 aug 132013-08-15
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
Worldwide in the collected sources
21 other warnings listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 15:42Z; 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.