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Adolphus Channel

Coral Sea · HYDROPAC 722/12

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2012-03-17 09:12Z

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 72/12 122255Z MAR 12.. Issued 2012-03-12 23:48Z. 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 -10.671, 142.625. 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: 2012-03-12 23:48Z
status: Archived notice
authority: AUSCOAST 72/12 122255Z MAR 12.
issued by: AUSCOAST
sea: Coral Sea
position: -10.671, 142.625
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

AUSTRALIA-NORTHEAST COAST.
ADOLPHUS CHANNEL.
CHART 74300
WEST CARDINAL PILLAR BUOY ESTABLISHED IN
10-40.25S 142-37.50E.

Reading this warning

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 · aids-to-navigation notices

325 within 180 nm since 1998 · 4 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.

Duyfken point light in 12-34.15S 141-35.98E unlit2026-09-22
Duyfken point light K3297 in position 12-34.15S 141-35.98E unlit2026-09-21
Duyfken point light in position 12-34.15S 141-35.98E unreliable2026-09-20
RACON at diamond reign light 13-11.56S 143-47.55E unreliable2025-10-24
Chapman island light 12-53.08S 143-35.76E unlit2025-02-08
Wednesday island light 10-30.40S 142-18.80E unlit2025-01-26

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

Derelict ten meter vessel adrift in 11-55.02S 141-54.27E at 020629Z augDerelicts · 86 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

137 aids-to-navigation notices listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 00:25Z; source collection times vary.

Nav aids

Lights extinguished, buoys off station, RACON/NAVTEX outages. All current aids-to-navigation notices →

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.