Australia-east Coast
Coral Sea · HYDROPAC 921/12
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2012-04-01 23:14Z
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 87/12 311400Z MAR 12.. Issued 2012-03-31 14:12Z. 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 -26.655, 153.215. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
- Cancel HYDROPAC 921/12 and this msg, aid restoredlater cancellation notice
- issued
- 2012-03-31 14:12Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- AUSCOAST 87/12 311400Z MAR 12.
- issued by
- AUSCOAST
- sea
- Coral Sea
- position
- -26.655, 153.215
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
AUSTRALIA-EAST COAST. CHART 74190 GNEERING SHOAL BUOY 26-39.3S 153-12.9E UNRELIABLE.
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.
- Inoperative / unreliable / off air
- An aid or radio service is not working as charted or published.
Collected reports in this area · wrecks & obstructions
9 within 180 nm since 2001 · 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.
- Obstruction, 25 meters below surface, reported in 27-59.14S 153-35.95E2023-08-06
- Gneering shoal buoy in 26-39.28S 153-12.94E temporarily removed2022-08-31
- Gneering shoal buoy in 26-39.28S 153-12.94E temporarily removed2022-08-31
- Dangerous wreck in vicinity 25-47.53S 153-07.20E at 110651Z jul2022-07-11
- Dangerous wreck in 26-38.71S 153-24.72E2019-10-25
- Australia-east Coast2013-11-08
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
40 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-01 23:54Z; 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.