Two persons overboard from F/V between 38-30.0S 142-41.0E and 38-34.1S 142-45.8E
Great Australian Bight · HYDROPAC 61/00
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2000-01-14 02:52Z
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) · RCC AUSTRALIA 268/00 12123Z JAN 00 HONOSARCOORD 122127Z JAN 00. Issued 2000-01-12 22:05Z. 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
- Great Australian Bight. The map shows the reported line or operation extent; it is not a vessel track. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V nukuoro in 04-00N 161-00Ecancelled by this notice
- Cancel HYDROPAC 56/00, 61/00 and this msglater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Great Australian Bight →
- issued
- 2000-01-12 22:05Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- RCC AUSTRALIA 268/00 12123Z JAN 00 HONOSARCOORD 122127Z JAN 00
- issued by
- RCC AUSTRALIA
- sea
- Great Australian Bight
- position
- -38.534, 142.723
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
1. TWO PERSONS OVERBOARD FROM F/V BETWEEN 38-30.0S 142-41.0E AND 38-34.1S 142-45.8E. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO RCC AUSTRALIA, TELEX: 7162025, PHONE: 612 6230 6811. 2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 60/00(81), SIGNAL SECURED.
Reading this warning
- Man overboard
- Someone has gone into the water from a vessel; ships in the area are asked to look for them.
- 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.
- Cancellation reference
- A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
- HYDROPAC
- The U.S. long-range warning series for the Pacific outside NAVAREA XII and for the Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf and adjoining seas.
Collected reports in this area · other warnings
20 within 180 nm since 2000 · 3 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 X 6M yellow buoys FL3 deployed within 1.5NM 39-50.14 s 145-48.24 e 2.5NM clearance requested2026-08-17
- 12 X 6M yellow surface bouys, fl white 3S depolyed within 1.5NM of position 38-46.00S 142-48.80E2026-06-29
- Special purpose vessel dependable / kdej / 367137000 conducting cable lay operations 10NM either side of…2026-05-30
- 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
- Australia-southeast Coast2013-02-13
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
- Drill rig transocean equinox / V7A7397 / 538010767 in position 38-46.20S 142-48.80E 2.5 nm clearance requestedSurveys · 14.8 nm
- Six meter buoy, yellow, established in 38-47.62S 142-37.77ENav aids · 16.2 nm
- 1 X 6M yellow surface buoy established in position 38-47.62S 142-37.77E 2.5NM clearance requestedNav aids · 16.2 nm
- 2 X 6M yellow surface buoys fl.white 3S temporarily established within 1.0NM of position 38-47.19S…Nav aids · 16.2 nm
- Great australian bightCable ops · 55.6 nm
- Special purpose vessel dependable / kdej / 367137000 conducting cable lay operations 10NM either side of…Other · 55.6 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
23 other warnings listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-29 03:40Z; 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.