Surveys

Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V mma coral in 38-46.59S 142-58.20E

Great Australian Bight · HYDROPAC 834/24

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2024-03-18 06:21Z

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 90/24 130325Z MAR 24.. Issued 2024-03-13 04:53Z. 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 parsed report position is -38.776, 142.970. 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 Great Australian Bight →

issued
2024-03-13 04:53Z
status
Archived notice
authority
AUSCOAST 90/24 130325Z MAR 24.
issued by
AUSCOAST
sea
Great Australian Bight
position
-38.776, 142.970
vessel
M/V MMA CORAL · 9 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

GREAT AUSTRALIAN BIGHT.
AUSTRALIA.
DNC 05.
1. UNDERWATER OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL
   FURTHER NOTICE BY M/V MMA CORAL IN
   38-46.59S 142-58.20E.
   THREE MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 765/24.

Reading this warning

DNC (Digital Nautical Chart)
A reference to one of the regions of NGA's Digital Nautical Chart, used to tell the reader which charts a warning affects.
Underwater operations
Divers or remotely operated vehicles are working below a vessel that cannot easily move out of the way.
Until further notice
The operation or danger has no scheduled end; the warning stays in force until a later message cancels it.
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.
Wide berth requested
Keep well clear — or, when a distance is given ("TWO MILE BERTH REQUESTED"), at least that far away.
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.

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Collected reports in this area · survey operations

57 within 180 nm since 2001 · 3 in the last 12 months · 2 listed in force now

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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

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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

56 survey operations listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 20:27Z; source collection times vary.

Surveys

Hydrographic and scientific survey vessels, often towing long arrays. All current survey operations →

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.