Notice
South West Bass Strait

M328-26(T) South West Bass Strait – Deployment of Scientific Research Buoys

Mariners are advised that the six IMOS scientific research buoys previously deployed in South West Bass Strait for satellite altimetry calibration and validation have now been retrieved from the following locations:

Buoy @ Location JAS-E:  -40° 38.28012’S  145° 35.50968’E (WGS84) (North of Rocky Cape)

Buoy @ Location JAS-W: -40° 38.44902’S  145° 35.19168’E (WGS84) (North of Rocky Cape)

Buoy @ Location S3A-E: -40° 33.385′ S  145° 33.9384′ E (WGS84) (North of Rocky Cape)

Buoy @ Location S3A-W: -40° 33.385′ S  145° 34.009′ E (WGS84) (North of Rocky Cape)

Buoy @ Location S3B-E: -40° 33.385′ S  145° 06.30606′ E (WGS84) (East of Robbins Island)

Buoy @ Location S3B-W:  -40° 33.385′ S   145° 05.8839′ E (WGS84) (East of Robbins Island)

M277-26(T) is cancelled.

Updated 10 September 2026