Wrecks

Vessel aground vicinity low rocky point (42-59.5S 145-29.6E)

Great Australian Bight · HYDROPAC 837/11

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2011-03-17 21:26Z

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) · AUSSAR 1861/11 171745Z MAR 11.. Issued 2011-03-17 18:24Z. 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 -42.992, 145.493. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued
2011-03-17 18:24Z
status
Archived notice
authority
AUSSAR 1861/11 171745Z MAR 11.
issued by
AUSSAR
sea
Great Australian Bight
position
-42.992, 145.493
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

TASMANIA-SOUTHWEST COAST.
VESSEL AGROUND VICINITY LOW ROCKY POINT
(42-59.5S 145-29.6E). TWO PERSONS ASHORE IN
NEED OF ASSISTANCE. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED
TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
REPORTS TO RCC AUSTRALIA, PHONE: 612 623 06811,
FAX: 612 623 06868, E-MAIL: RCCAUS@AMSA.GOV.AU.

Reading this warning

Position (degrees and minutes)
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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)
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Collected reports in this area · wrecks & obstructions

1 within 180 nm since 2011 · 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.

Month of issue in the collected archive

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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 02:11Z; source collection times vary.

Wrecks

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