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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Other hazards in the Arafura Sea

Archive · 193 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 2074/202020-07-13 → 2020-07-14
    Four meter vessel, white hull, unreported
    Arafura Sea · Australia-north Coast
  2. HYDROPAC 1970/202020-07-03 → 2020-07-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 07-40.6S 135-23.6E at 022358Z jul
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  3. HYDROPAC 1882/202020-06-25 → 2020-06-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V ruach in 07-19.09S 131-45.7E at 250945Z jun
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  4. HYDROPAC 1535/202020-05-23 → 2020-06-05
    Vessel km selgbadan sank in 06-30-21S 135-06-27E
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  5. HYDROPAC 1106/202020-04-06 → 2020-04-06
    Vessel, 13 persons on board, unreported
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  6. HYDROPAC 915/202020-03-18 → 2020-03-19
    Man overboard from M/V golden wave in 09-49.4S 135-13.8E at 181650Z mar
    Arafura Sea
  7. HYDROPAC 861/202020-03-15 → 2020-03-23
    M/V sanjaya sinking in 06-23.31S 133-54.53E 15 persons on board at 150110Z mar
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  8. HYDROPAC 460/202020-02-10 → 2020-02-10
    Distress signal received in vicinity 09-02S 134-00E at 100720Z feb
    Arafura Sea
  9. HYDROPAC 431/202020-02-08 → 2020-02-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 16-40.5S 139-24.7E at 080923Z feb
    Gulf of Carpentaria · Australia-north Coast
  10. HYDROPAC 301/202020-01-27 → 2020-01-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 12-36.0S 141-37.9E at 262353Z jan
    Gulf of Carpentaria · Australia-north Coast
  11. HYDROPAC 4194/192019-12-18 → 2020-01-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 14-43.1S 135-26.8E at 180916Z dec
    Gulf of Carpentaria · Australia-north Coast
  12. HYDROPAC 3480/192019-10-21 → 2019-10-28
    Man overboard from vessel km sanjaya 66 in 07-15S 134-15E at 190415Z oct
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  13. HYDROPAC 3376/192019-10-14 → 2019-11-01
    F/V, four persons on board, unreported
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  14. HYDROPAC 1610/192019-05-13 → 2019-05-14
    Nine meter vessel, blue hull, 30 persons on board, unreported
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  15. HYDROPAC 366/192019-01-31 → 2019-01-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V agression and M/V gulf wanderer in vicinity 17-08.50S…
    Gulf of Carpentaria · Australia-north Coast
  16. HYDROPAC 262/192019-01-24 → 2019-01-24
    11 meter F/V, green hull, two persons on board, capsized and adrift in vicinity 05-33-52S 136-36-37E
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  17. HYDROPAC 4171/182018-11-20 → 2018-11-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 5 meter vessel in vicinity 16-13.5S 137-32.8E at 200020Z nov
    Gulf of Carpentaria · Australia-north Coast
  18. HYDROPAC 3474/182018-09-23 → 2018-09-28
    Man overboard from M/V jolor in vicinity 12-01.5S 134-52.6E at 221030Z sep
    Arafura Sea · Australia-north Coast
  19. HYDROPAC 2672/182018-07-22 → 2018-07-22
    M/V jepeda IV, two persons on board, disabled and adrift in 08-48.3S 132-10.6E
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  20. HYDROPAC 2198/182018-06-14 → 2018-06-14
    Distress signal received on 406.0 mhz in 13-34S 136-54E at 140215Z jun
    Gulf of Carpentaria · Australia-north Coast
  21. HYDROPAC 1953/182018-05-23 → 2018-06-08
    M/V ikhlas jaya 02 sank in vicinity 09-00S 138-00E at 220500Z may
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  22. HYDROPAC 1702/182018-05-03 → 2018-05-18
    Vessel, 12 persons on board, sank in 08-09.93S 139-09.73E
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  23. HYDROPAC 1125/182018-03-22 → 2018-04-06
    M/V cahaya papua sinking in 04-50-56S 136-35-05E
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  24. HYDROPAC 1011/182018-03-15 → 2018-03-30
    F/V, grey hull, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 04-58-29S 136-52-38E
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  25. HYDROPAC 4114/172017-11-25 → 2017-11-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V bar crusher 640 wr, one person on board, in vicinity 11-43.47S…
    Gulf of Carpentaria · Australia-north Coast
  26. HYDROPAC 4027/172017-11-19 → 2017-11-19
    Tug tece, black and white hull, seven persons on board, unreported gorong island (04-04.1S 131-26.0E) to…
    Arafura Sea · Ceram Sea · Indonesia
  27. HYDROPAC 3905/172017-11-11 → 2017-11-11
    Australia-north coast DNC 05
    Arafura Sea · Gulf of Carpentaria
  28. HYDROPAC 3008/172017-09-04 → 2017-09-04
    9.3 meter vessel pelorus II, one person on board, unreported darwin (12-27S 130-50E) to gove (12-17S 136-49E)
    Timor Sea · Arafura Sea · Australia-north Coast
  29. HYDROPAC 2889/172017-08-25 → 2017-08-26
    Vessel partially submerged in 17-00.20S 140-19.18E at 252044Z aug, one person missing
    Gulf of Carpentaria · Australia-north Coast
  30. HYDROPAC 2551/172017-07-26 → 2017-08-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 12 meter S/V lara II, yellow hull, in vicinity 06-51.33S 134-24.60E…
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  31. HYDROPAC 2523/172017-07-24 → 2017-07-24
    13.8 meter S/V balikcil, two persons on board, disabled and adrift due to broken rudder in 07-20S 133-50E at…
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  32. HYDROPAC 2513/172017-07-22 → 2017-07-24
    13.8 meter S/V balikcil, two person on board, disabled and adrift due to broken rudder in 07-58.67S…
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  33. HYDROPAC 2458/172017-07-17 → 2017-07-18
    S/V, white hull with blue stripe, two persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 10-00S 139-00E
    Arafura Sea
  34. HYDROPAC 2451/172017-07-17 → 2017-07-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V scott free, two persons on board, in vicinity 09-30.0S…
    Arafura Sea
  35. HYDROPAC 144/172017-01-14 → 2017-01-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 13-41.0S 136-43.5E at 142121Z jan
    Gulf of Carpentaria · Australia-north Coast
  36. HYDROPAC 3425/162016-11-06 → 2016-11-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V drunken act vicinity 13-35.2S 136-04.5E at 061333Z nov
    Gulf of Carpentaria · Australia-north Coast
  37. HYDROPAC 3401/162016-11-04 → 2016-11-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 12-59.82S 141-35.22E at 041833Z nov
    Gulf of Carpentaria · Australia-northeast Coast
  38. HYDROPAC 3390/162016-11-04 → 2016-11-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V san tambour ni trompete, two persons on board, vicinity…
    Gulf of Carpentaria · Australia-north Coast
  39. HYDROPAC 2604/162016-08-28 → 2016-08-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 36 foot vessel, two persons on board, taking on water vicinity…
    Gulf of Carpentaria · Australia-northeast Coast
  40. HYDROPAC 2129/162016-07-15 → 2016-07-15
    4.5 meter M/V, eight persons on board, overdue old domadgee (16-53.3S 138-58.7E) to mornington island…
    Gulf of Carpentaria · Australia-north Coast
  41. HYDROPAC 1894/162016-06-24 → 2016-06-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel galley cat vicinity 11-57.72S 140-14.04E at 241333Z jun
    Gulf of Carpentaria · Australia-northeast Coast
  42. HYDROPAC 1149/162016-04-19 → 2016-04-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 12 meter M/V siskin, two persons on board, vicinity 12-48.1S…
    Gulf of Carpentaria · Australia-north Coast
  43. HYDROPAC 1138/162016-04-19 → 2016-04-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 12 meter S/V ssiskin vicinity 12-52.9S 138-55.8E at 190753Z apr
    Gulf of Carpentaria · Australia-north Coast
  44. HYDROPAC 1122/162016-04-17 → 2016-04-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 11-01.14S 139-57.12E at 171200Z apr
    Arafura Sea · Gulf of Carpentaria
  45. HYDROPAC 213/162016-01-24 → 2016-01-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 6.5 meter M/V devocean in 12-50.6S 141-33.1E at 242257Z jan
    Australia-northeast Coast · Gulf of Carpentaria
  46. HYDROPAC 151/162016-01-18 → 2016-01-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 10-52.0S 140-21.2E at 180530Z jan
    Arafura Sea · Gulf of Carpentaria
  47. HYDROPAC 4069/152015-12-14 → 2015-12-14
    Two, five meter vessels, yellow and blue hull, black and white hull, two persons on board each, overdue…
    Australia-north Coast · Torres Strait · Gulf of Carpentaria
  48. HYDROPAC 3741/152015-11-14 → 2015-11-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 11-49S 136-42E at 141732Z nov
    Australia-north Coast · Gulf of Carpentaria
  49. HYDROPAC 3505/152015-10-25 → 2015-11-01
    Vessel, 25 persons on board, sank vicinity aru islands (06-10S 134-30E) at 180745Z oct
    Indonesia · Arafura Sea
  50. HYDROPAC 1907/152015-06-11 → 2015-06-11
    Vessel, four persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure between kai besar (05-58.0S…
    Indonesia · Arafura Sea · Banda Sea

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