Distress & casualty cases (archived) in the Arafura Sea

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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.

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  1. HYDROPAC 1486/242024-05-04 → 2024-05-04
    Distress signal received from 13 meter S/V avenue blue, three persons onboard, in 11-35.00S 136-17.00E at…
    Arafura Sea · Australia
  2. HYDROPAC 802/242024-03-11 → 2024-03-11
    F/V km lomba 02, blue and white hull, nine persons on board, unreported
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  3. HYDROPAC 531/242024-02-15 → 2024-02-15
    Distress signal received from vessel koan in 08-19.74S 131-31.98E at 141725Z feb
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  4. HYDROPAC 45/242024-01-04 → 2024-01-04
    Distress signal received from F/V angelina c in 11-36.13S 134-02.53E at 040846Z jan
    Arafura Sea · Australia
  5. HYDROPAC 3489/232023-11-05 → 2023-11-05
    4.6 meter vessel, three persons on board, overdue bayley point (16-52.00S 138-59.00E) to mornington island…
    Gulf of Carpentaria · Australia
  6. HYDROPAC 2337/232023-07-17 → 2023-07-18
    15 meter S/V sabu, white hull, two persons on board, disabled in 10-04.12S 139-09.47E at 160112Z jul
    Arafura Sea
  7. HYDROPAC 2211/232023-07-07 → 2023-07-21
    12 meter S/V anytime, white hull, one person on board, unreported bamaga (10-52.00S 142-18.00E) to darwin…
    Arafura Sea · Gulf of Carpentaria · Australia
  8. HYDROPAC 2133/232023-06-30 → 2023-07-01
    Vessel 40 pk, 18 persons on board, unreported
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  9. HYDROPAC 1214/232023-04-13 → 2023-04-19
    Man overboard from M/V sabuk nusantara 114 in 06-49.80S 138-23.85E at 100300Z apr
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  10. HYDROPAC 3645/222022-12-21 → 2022-12-22
    Derelict 20 meter F/V capsized and adrift in 11-51.40S 135-00.00E at 210001Z dec
    Arafura Sea · Australia
  11. HYDROPAC 3554/222022-12-12 → 2022-12-15
    Derelict 20 meter F/V with net capsized and adrift in 11-51.40S 135-00.00E at 111900Z dec
    Arafura Sea · Australia
  12. HYDROPAC 3254/222022-11-16 → 2022-11-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 11-14.87S 138-47.00E at 161640Z nov
    Gulf of Carpentaria
  13. HYDROPAC 3206/222022-11-12 → 2022-12-02
    M/V mutia ladjoni 7 unreported
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  14. HYDROPAC 3111/222022-11-04 → 2022-11-04
    M/V stella reports crewman requiring medical assistance in vicinity of cape croker (10-58.03S 132-34.83E)
    Arafura Sea · Australia
  15. HYDROPAC 2753/222022-10-03 → 2022-10-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 14-43.33S 135-27.07E at 030453Z oct
    Gulf of Carpentaria · Australia
  16. HYDROPAC 2720/222022-09-30 → 2022-10-03
    Derelict 20 meter F/V, capsized and adrift in vicinity 10-41.58S 136-06.07E at 300222Z sep
    Arafura Sea · Australia
  17. HYDROPAC 2700/222022-09-28 → 2022-10-01
    Derelict vessel capsized and adrift in vicinity 10-33.00S 136-24.10E at 280518Z sep
    Arafura Sea · Australia
  18. HYDROPAC 2695/222022-09-28 → 2022-10-01
    20 meter F/V, capsized and adrift in vicinity 10-33.01S 136-24.14E at 280518Z sep
    Arafura Sea · Australia
  19. HYDROPAC 2659/222022-09-25 → 2022-09-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel in 15-30.30S 136-26.90E at 250647Z sep
    Gulf of Carpentaria · Australia
  20. HYDROPAC 2585/222022-09-18 → 2022-09-21
    Derelict 20 meter F/V, orange hull, capsized and adrift in 10-17.20S 137-41.40E at 180500Z sep
    Arafura Sea · Australia
  21. HYDROPAC 2576/222022-09-16 → 2022-09-18
    Derelict 20 meter F/V, orange hull, capsized and adrift in 10-12.70S 138-02.30E at 160800Z sep
    Arafura Sea
  22. HYDROPAC 2557/222022-09-15 → 2022-09-16
    Derelict 20 meter F/V, orange hull, capsized and adrift in 10-10.16S 138-15.25E at 150728Z sep
    Arafura Sea
  23. HYDROPAC 2546/222022-09-14 → 2022-09-15
    20 meter F/V, orange hull, capsized and adrift in vicinity 10-11.30S 138-32.01E at 140730Z sep
    Arafura Sea
  24. HYDROPAC 2509/222022-09-11 → 2022-09-11
    Vessel, two persons onboard, entangled in fishing net in 10-30.00S 139-12.00E at 111200Z sep
    Arafura Sea
  25. HYDROPAC 2467/222022-09-07 → 2022-09-07
    34 meter M/V yolo, four persons on board, unreported cape wessel (11-00.00S 136-45.30E) to thursday island…
    Arafura Sea · Australia
  26. HYDROPAC 1835/222022-07-06 → 2022-07-22
    M/V usaha baru, 18 persons on board, sinking in vicinity 05-00.00S 136-00.00E on 05 jul
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  27. HYDROPAC 1806/222022-07-02 → 2022-07-22
    F/V km setia makmur 06, 25 persons on board, sank in 08-28.00S 136-35.00E
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  28. HYDROPAC 1755/222022-06-26 → 2022-06-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 13 meter S/V soggy paws in vicinity 09-00.60S 131-54.40E at 260408Z
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  29. HYDROPAC 1580/222022-06-07 → 2022-06-11
    19 meter vessel masbuar, two persons on board, unreported sermata island (08-10.00S 128-40.00E) to moa…
    Arafura Sea · Torres Strait · Indonesia
  30. HYDROPAC 1387/222022-05-20 → 2022-05-20
    F/V heri jaya, 12 persons on board, unreported
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  31. HYDROPAC 975/222022-04-09 → 2022-04-12
    Derelict 25 meter vessel capsized and adrift in vicinity 11-14.15S 139-29.23E at 090900Z apr
    Gulf of Carpentaria
  32. HYDROPAC 637/222022-03-09 → 2022-03-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 11-03.07S 142-07.73E at 090546Z mar
    Gulf of Carpentaria · Australia-north Coast
  33. HYDROPAC 492/222022-02-25 → 2022-02-28
    Derelict vessel capsized and adrift in vicinity 09-32.5S 140-16.8E at 250545Z feb
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  34. HYDROPAC 3766/212021-12-30 → 2021-12-30
    Vessel 85 pk, seven persons on board, unreported
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  35. HYDROPAC 3634/212021-12-14 → 2022-03-25
    Vessel km kalimas 4, blue hull, six persons on board, unreported
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  36. HYDROPAC 3449/212021-12-01 → 2021-12-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 12-05.9S 135-27.5E at 010538Z dec
    Arafura Sea · Australia-north Coast
  37. HYDROPAC 2571/212021-09-11 → 2021-09-11
    F/V jerfai, 100 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 06-04.49S 133-55.75E
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  38. HYDROPAC 2394/212021-08-21 → 2021-08-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 11-54.6S 136-35.8E at 211532Z aug 21
    Gulf of Carpentaria · Australia-north Coast
  39. HYDROPAC 2316/212021-08-12 → 2021-08-27
    Man overboard from vessel km kim meng in 08-28.91S 136-32.80E at 101030Z aug
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  40. HYDROPAC 2280/212021-08-09 → 2021-08-09
    Vessel, blue hull, 13 persons on board, unreported primapun (06-17-36S 138-25-44E) to agats (05-32-08S…
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  41. HYDROPAC 2088/212021-07-20 → 2021-07-20
    15 meter vessel tortuga, two persons on board, requesting assistance in 11-59.00S 141-08.67E
    Gulf of Carpentaria · Australia-north Coast
  42. HYDROPAC 1096/212021-04-10 → 2021-04-11
    Man overboard from F/V bintang mas patriot in 05-20S 135-53E at 100723Z apr
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  43. HYDROPAC 1013/212021-04-03 → 2021-04-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 07-02.8S 132-33.3E at 030221Z apr
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  44. HYDROPAC 748/212021-03-08 → 2021-03-08
    Distress signal received in vicinity 05-35.3S 137-59.5E at 080253Z mar
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  45. HYDROPAC 559/212021-02-18 → 2021-02-22
    M/V uty star, blue hull, seven persons on board, sank in 05-08-05S 137-12-03E at 160730Z feb
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  46. HYDROPAC 32/212021-01-04 → 2021-01-04
    Man overboard from vessel in vicinity 11-23.73S 136-59.13E at 040248Z jan
    Gulf of Carpentaria · Australia-north Coast
  47. HYDROPAC 31/212021-01-04 → 2021-01-04
    Man overboard from S/V bison in vicinity 11-22.80S 136-58.47E at 040005Z jan
    Gulf of Carpentaria · Australia-north Coast
  48. HYDROPAC 28/212021-01-04 → 2021-01-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 10.4 meter S/V bison in vicinity 11-22.80S 136-58.47E at 040005Z jan
    Gulf of Carpentaria · Australia-north Coast
  49. HYDROPAC 2240/202020-07-29 → 2020-08-14
    Six meter vessel, white and yellow hull, seven persons on board, unreported merauke (08-30S 140-19E) to…
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  50. HYDROPAC 2165/202020-07-22 → 2020-07-22
    Vessel sank in 010-58-18S 137-05-39E at 210700Z jul
    Arafura Sea · Australia-north Coast

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