Wrecks

Shoal in 09-11.9S 143-38.1E

Coral Sea · HYDROPAC 803/00

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2001-06-22 10:20Z

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 144/00 290753Z MAY 00. Issued 2000-05-29 20:00Z. 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 -9.198, 143.635. 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: 2000-05-29 20:00Z
status: Archived notice
authority: AUSCOAST 144/00 290753Z MAY 00
issued by: AUSCOAST
sea: Coral Sea
position: -9.198, 143.635
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

CHART 73552 (4TH ED).
SHOAL IN 09-11.9S 143-38.1E.

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.

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Collected reports in this area · wrecks & obstructions

21 within 180 nm since 2000 · 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.

Carpentaria shoal buoy 10-44.49S 141-03.38E unlit2023-08-10
Carpentaria shoal buoy 10-44.50S 141-03.20E unlit2023-05-01
Ackers shoal light 10-18.6S 142-48.7E unlit2014-11-25
Cancel HYDROPAC 3659/132013-11-27
Australia-northeast Coast2013-11-26
Torres Strait2013-03-25

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

38 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-03 09:22Z; 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.