Seven meter shoal in 40-17.2S 147-59.0E
Bass Strait · HYDROPAC 778/04
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2005-06-01 18:00Z
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 116/04 300552Z APR 04. Issued 2004-04-30 16:45Z. 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 parsed report position is -40.287, 147.983. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
- issued
- 2004-04-30 16:45Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- AUSCOAST 116/04 300552Z APR 04
- issued by
- AUSCOAST
- sea
- Bass Strait
- position
- -40.287, 147.983
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
CHART 75213 (2ND ED). SEVEN METER SHOAL IN 40-17.2S 147-59.0E.
Reading this warning
- Chart reference
- The number of the nautical chart on which the reported position lies.
- Shoal / reported depth
- Water shallower than the chart shows — a newly found shoal, a reported depth, or less water than charted.
- 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 · wrecks & obstructions
3 within 180 nm since 2004 · 1 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.
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
38 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-01 17:24Z; source collection times vary.
Wrecks
Dangerous wrecks, shoals and submerged obstructions. All current wrecks & obstructions →
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.