Derelict & adrift vessels in the Arafura Sea

Abandoned, disabled or drifting vessels.

in force
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last 12 months
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vs previous 12 (0)
since 2000
119

Coverage note: the NGA archive ends 2024-05 and live collection began 2026-08-17. Warnings issued in between are here only if they were still in force when collection started, so 2024–2026 are under-counted.

In force now · 1

  1. HYDROPAC 2209/26in force2026-08-03
    A ten-meter derelict vessel is adrift at 11-55.02S 141-54.27E in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia, as of 020629Z Aug.
    Gulf of Carpentaria · Australia

Longest in force

  1. HYDROPAC 2209/26in force2026-08-03 · 19 d
    A ten-meter derelict vessel is adrift at 11-55.02S 141-54.27E in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia, as of 020629Z Aug.
    Gulf of Carpentaria · Australia

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Other hazards in the Arafura Sea

Archive · 118 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 986/242024-03-26 → 2024-03-29
    Derelict F/V, partially submerged and adrift in 10-21.11S 131-33.11E at 260201Z mar
    Arafura Sea · Australia
  2. HYDROPAC 725/242024-03-04 → 2024-03-07
    Derelict nine meter lifeboat adrift in vicinity 09-08.60S 132-48.00E at 0404418Z mar
    Arafura Sea
  3. HYDROPAC 716/242024-03-03 → 2024-03-04
    Lifeboat, 9 meters, adrift in vicinity 09-11.70S 132-35.30E at 030712Z mar
    Arafura Sea
  4. HYDROPAC 698/242024-03-01 → 2024-03-04
    Derelict nine meter lifeboat adrift in 09-03.25S 131-02.75E at 010238Z mar
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  5. HYDROPAC 695/242024-03-01 → 2024-03-03
    15 meter F/V adrift in vicinity 09-39.07S 135-58.66E at 292205Z feb
    Arafura Sea
  6. HYDROPAC 691/242024-02-29 → 2024-03-01
    Derelict nine meter lifeboat adrift in 09-02.21S 131-46.53E at 290424Z feb
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  7. HYDROPAC 534/242024-02-15 → 2024-02-18
    Derelict nine meter vessel adrift in 08-21.00S 131-28.00E at 142324Z feb
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  8. HYDROPAC 2722/232023-08-24 → 2023-08-27
    Derelict 12 meter vessel partially submerged and adrift in 10-29.61S 132-22.82E at 240244Z aug
    Arafura Sea · Australia
  9. HYDROPAC 730/232023-03-05 → 2023-03-06
    M/V vivierae II disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 08-47.08S 137-31.14E
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  10. HYDROPAC 659/232023-02-27 → 2023-03-02
    25 meter derelict vessel partially submerged and adrift in 10-23.00S 140-40.00E at 270937Z feb
    Arafura Sea · Australia
  11. HYDROPAC 249/232023-01-22 → 2023-01-25
    Derelict eight meter vessel adrift in 11-06.19S 140-19.18E at 220335Z jan
    Gulf of Carpentaria
  12. HYDROPAC 3075/222022-11-01 → 2022-11-04
    Five meter vessel adrift in vicinity 10-50.00S 138-53.00E at 010701Z nov
    Arafura Sea
  13. HYDROPAC 2544/222022-09-14 → 2022-09-14
    20 meter F/V, orange hull, adrift in vicinity 10-11.30S 138-32.01E at 140730Z sep
    Arafura Sea
  14. HYDROPAC 2476/222022-09-07 → 2022-09-10
    Derelict 40 meter vessel adrift in vicinity 09-46.90S 131-38.80E at 070348Z sep
    Arafura Sea · Australia
  15. HYDROPAC 1945/222022-07-17 → 2022-07-20
    30 meter barge partially submerged and adrift in 09-32.10S 140-54.20E at 170210Z jul
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  16. HYDROPAC 780/222022-03-25 → 2022-03-28
    Derelict eight meter raft adrift in 10-11.8S 141-36.7E at 250348Z mar
    Arafura Sea · Australia-north Coast
  17. HYDROPAC 3038/212021-10-24 → 2021-10-27
    Derelict ten meter F/V partially submerged and adrift in 08-53.5S 131-29.6E at 240056Z oct
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  18. HYDROPAC 2506/212021-09-04 → 2021-09-07
    Derelict barge adrift in vicinity 11-45S 141-51E at 030800Z
    Gulf of Carpentaria · Australia-north Coast
  19. HYDROPAC 674/212021-02-28 → 2021-03-03
    Derelict 30 meter F/V, steel hull, partially submerged and adrift in vicinity 13-02.5S 141-30.0E at 280920Z…
    Gulf of Carpentaria · Australia-north Coast
  20. HYDROPAC 261/212021-01-20 → 2021-01-23
    Derelict vessel partially submerged and adrift in 09-06.0S 133-01.3E at 200713Z jan
    Arafura Sea
  21. HYDROPAC 228/212021-01-18 → 2021-01-21
    Derelict 20 meter vessel adrift in 10-47.3S 135-45.2E at 181107Z jan
    Arafura Sea · Australia-north Coast
  22. HYDROPAC 106/212021-01-10 → 2021-01-13
    20 meter vessel adrift in 10-20.26S 133-59.28E at 100700Z jan
    Arafura Sea · Australia-north Coast
  23. HYDROPAC 35/212021-01-04 → 2021-01-07
    Derelict 10.4 meter M/V bison adrift in vicinity 12-08.1S 137-10.1E at 040742Z jan
    Gulf of Carpentaria · Australia-north Coast
  24. HYDROPAC 3/212021-01-01 → 2021-01-04
    Derelict 20 meter vessel adrift in vicinity 09-32.0S 131-43.4E at 010221Z jan
    Arafura Sea
  25. HYDROPAC 3884/202020-12-31 → 2021-01-03
    Derelict 30 meter vessel adrift in 09-27.4S 131-17.3E at 310033Z dec
    Arafura Sea
  26. HYDROPAC 4193/192019-12-18 → 2019-12-21
    Derelict F/V partially submerged and adrift in 12-12.9S 139-27.2E at 172200Z dec
    Gulf of Carpentaria · Australia-north Coast
  27. HYDROPAC 2681/182018-07-23 → 2018-07-26
    Derelict M/V jepeda 4, adrift in 08-54.5S 132-03.0E at 222247Z jul 18
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  28. HYDROPAC 171/182018-01-13 → 2018-01-16
    Derelict S/V tropicat adrift in the vicinity 11-13.29S 132-49.97E at 130440Z jan
    Arafura Sea · Australia-north Coast
  29. HYDROPAC 116/182018-01-10 → 2018-01-13
    Derelict S/V tropicat partially submerged and adrift in 11-10.51S 132-43.44E
    Arafura Sea · Australia-north Coast
  30. HYDROPAC 3940/172017-11-14 → 2017-11-17
    Derelict 12 meter S/V bora adrift in 10-13.30S 141-07.86E at 140741Z nov
    Arafura Sea · Australia-north Coast
  31. HYDROPAC 3907/172017-11-11 → 2017-11-14
    Derelict 11 meter S/V dismasted and adrift in 10-33.2S 141-31.1E at 112100Z nov
    Arafura Sea · Gulf of Carpentaria · Australia-north Coast
  32. HYDROPAC 3883/172017-11-10 → 2017-11-13
    Derelict S/V tropicat partially submerged and adrift in 09-25.43S 136-11.26E at 100821Z nov
    Arafura Sea
  33. HYDROPAC 3863/172017-11-09 → 2017-11-12
    Derelict S/V tropicat partially submerged and adrift in 09-17.9S 136-36.6E
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  34. HYDROPAC 2511/172017-07-22 → 2017-07-22
    S/V disabled and adrift due to broken rudder in 08-13.97S 135-31.87E
    Arafura Sea
  35. HYDROPAC 1005/172017-03-22 → 2017-03-25
    Derelict timber raft adrift in 10-21S 140-35E at 220830Z mar
    Arafura Sea
  36. HYDROPAC 1146/162016-04-19 → 2016-04-19
    M/V siskin disabled due to engine trouble in 13-53.16S 138-54.96E at 191100Z apr
    Gulf of Carpentaria · Australia-north Coast
  37. HYDROPAC 2223/152015-07-04 → 2015-07-07
    Derelict ten meter vessel stargazer one adrift vicinity 11-12S 131-48E at 040200Z jul
    Australia-north Coast
  38. HYDROPAC 1026/152015-03-25 → 2015-03-28
    Derelict vessel adrift vicinity 10-47.6S 131-43.0E at 250454Z mar
    Australia-north Coast · Timor Sea · Arafura Sea
  39. HYDROPAC 187/152015-01-18 → 2015-01-21
    Derelict canoe adrift in 09-20.5S 133-43.9E at 181441Z jan
    Arafura Sea
  40. HYDROPAC 1720/142014-06-15 → 2014-06-18
    Derelict 56 foot S/V camelot, red hull, adrift in 11-43.25S 137-34.28E at 141400Z jun
    Australia-north Coast · Gulf of Carpentaria
  41. HYDROPAC 3239/132013-10-20 → 2013-10-22
    Derelict 11 meter vessel moontan partially submerged and adrift vicinity 11-10.5S 131-49.0E at 192200Z oct
    Australia-north Coast
  42. HYDROPAC 3226/132013-10-19 → 2013-10-20
    Derelict 11 meter vessel moontan partially submerged and adrift vicinity 11-16S 131-46E at 190630Z oct
    Australia-north Coast
  43. HYDROPAC 413/132013-02-11 → 2013-02-14
    Derelict seven meter vessel adrift vicinity 11-41S 141-18E at 110745Z feb
    Australia-north Coast · Gulf of Carpentaria
  44. HYDROPAC 376/132013-02-07 → 2013-02-10
    Derelict seven meter vessel adrift vicinity 11-36S 141-32E at 070109Z feb
    Australia-north Coast · Gulf of Carpentaria
  45. HYDROPAC 322/132013-01-31 → 2013-02-03
    Seven meter vessel adrift in 11-02.70S 141-08.48E at 302323Z jan
    Australia-north Coast · Gulf of Carpentaria
  46. HYDROPAC 313/132013-01-30 → 2013-01-31
    Derelict seven meter vessel adrift vicinity 11-00.83S 140-51.28E at 300556Z jan
    Australia-north Coast · Gulf of Carpentaria
  47. HYDROPAC 3453/122012-12-06 → 2012-12-09
    Derelict vessel, partially submerged and adrift in 11-36.00S 141-46.13E
    Australia-northeast Coast
  48. HYDROPAC 3440/122012-12-04 → 2012-12-04
    Derelict vessel, partially submerged and adrift in 11-36.6S 141-43.7E at 042058Z dec
    Australia-northeast Coast
  49. HYDROPAC 2815/122012-10-08 → 2012-10-11
    Derelict six meter vessel adrift vicinity 10-02.75S 136-27.45E at 080132Z oct
    Arafura Sea
  50. HYDROPAC 3228/112011-11-17 → 2011-11-20
    Derelict 12 meter M/V panacea five, white hull, adrift in 11-04.28S 139-24.07E at 160944Z nov
    Australia-north Coast · Gulf of Carpentaria

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