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 1610/062006-08-22 → 2006-08-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 09-09S 136-00E at 220339Z aug
  2. HYDROPAC 1322/062006-07-14 → 2006-07-14
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 12-57S 141-28E at 141919Z jul
  3. HYDROPAC 229/062006-02-10 → 2006-03-29
    Distress signal received on 121.5 and 243.0 mhz vicinity 14-13S 135-48E at 100014Z feb
  4. HYDROPAC 569/052005-04-07 → 2005-04-07
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 13-23S 137-04E at 061422Z apr
  5. HYDROPAC 516/052005-03-29 → 2005-03-30
    Six meter S/V calubra II, two persons onboard, adrift in 11-27.2S 140-58.1E at 292220Z mar
  6. HYDROPAC 1782/042004-11-12 → 2005-01-05
    5 meter M/V, two persons on board, overdue cullen point (11-57S 141-56E) to red island point (10-51S 142-22E)
  7. HYDROPAC 1606/042004-10-12 → 2004-11-24
    Distress signal received vicinity 09-05S 132-25E at 112130Z oct
  8. HYDROPAC 1199/042004-07-24 → 2004-07-31
    Derelict F/V sinking in 10-26S 141-49E at 241050Z jul
  9. HYDROPAC 740/042004-04-26 → 2004-06-10
    Five meter vessel, one person on board, overdue port roper (14-45S 135-25E) to yiwapa creek (14-42S 135-27E)
  10. HYDROPAC 567/042004-03-28 → 2004-03-30
    Derelict F/V adrift vicinity 11-01.5S 135-53.7E at 280530Z mar
  11. HYDROPAC 165/042004-01-28 → 2004-01-30
    Derelict 30 meter F/V capsized and adrift in 10-42.9S 140-29.2E at 280025Z jan
  12. HYDROPAC 2181/032003-12-15 → 2004-01-30
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 12-44.6S 141-45.0E at 151004Z dec
  13. HYDROPAC 1547/032003-09-10 → 2003-09-11
    Man overboard from F/V vicinity 12-34S 141-17E at 080900Z sep
  14. HYDROPAC 1236/032003-07-16 → 2003-07-17
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 11-17S 140-15E at 161455Z jul
  15. HYDROPAC 1232/032003-07-16 → 2003-07-16
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 11-09S 132-08E at 160941Z jul
  16. HYDROPAC 1203/032003-07-11 → 2003-07-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 08-50S 137-47E at 111844Z jul
  17. HYDROPAC 1061/032003-06-21 → 2003-06-21
    Distress signal received on 121.5 and 243.0 mhz vicinity 12-04S 135-20E at 211035Z jun
  18. HYDROPAC 968/032003-06-05 → 2003-07-19
    5 meter vessel, two persons on board, overdue to position 15-15S 141-32E
  19. HYDROPAC 770/032003-05-04 → 2003-05-01
    Five meter vessel, 17 persons on board, overdue south goulburn island (11-38S 133-24E) to maningrida (12-04S…
  20. HYDROPAC 714/032003-04-24 → 2003-04-25
    70 meter M/V carabao unreported
  21. HYDROPAC 139/032003-01-27 → 2003-02-03
    Derelict F/V capsized and adrift vicinity 09-49S 134-50E at 270015Z jan
  22. HYDROPAC 2265/022002-12-02 → 2002-12-02
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 14-03S 136-23E at 021325Z dec
  23. HYDROPAC 1303/022002-07-15 → 2002-07-15
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 13-43S 136-25E at 150346Z jul
  24. HYDROPAC 815/022002-05-01 → 2002-05-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 07-33S 136-43E at 302336Z apr
  25. HYDROPAC 2041/012001-12-15 → 2001-12-15
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 11-56S 135-59E at 150201Z dec
  26. HYDROPAC 1899/012001-11-23 → 2001-11-23
    Last known position 10-48S 133-01E at 211500Z nov
    M/V Thor Alice Unreported
  27. HYDROPAC 1883/012001-11-21 → 2001-11-21
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 16-36S 139-12E at 211010Z nov
  28. HYDROPAC 1816/012001-11-10 → 2001-11-10
    12 meter S/V xman, two persons on board, experiencing steering and mechanical difficulties in 10-54S 135-12E…
  29. HYDROPAC 1554/012001-09-27 → 2001-09-27
    Distress signal received on 121.5 and 243 mhz in 11-58S 135-26E at 270928Z sep
  30. HYDROPAC 1353/012001-08-19 → 2001-08-19
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 13-49S 136-16E at 190833Z aug
  31. HYDROPAC 1351/012001-08-19 → 2001-08-19
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 14-28S 136-25E at 190652Z aug
  32. HYDROPAC 874/012001-06-08 → 2001-06-08
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 16-53S 139-03E at 080959Z jun
  33. HYDROPAC 569/012001-04-17 → 2001-06-01
    3 meter vessel, seven persons on board, overdue sims island (11-40.0S 133-19.5E) to south goulbourn island…
  34. HYDROPAC 210/012001-02-10 → 2001-03-30
    17 meter barge gununggul, two persons on board, capsized and adrift vicinity 16-34S 141-11E at 101800Z feb
  35. HYDROPAC 49/012001-01-10 → 2001-01-10
    Four meter vessel, aluminum hull, four persons on board, overdue from mouth of watson river (13-21S 141-34E)
  36. HYDROPAC 1583/002000-10-28 → 2000-10-28
    Man overboard from F/V flinders pearl vicinity 14-03S 136-59E at 271730Z oct
  37. HYDROPAC 1301/002000-09-01 → 2000-09-02
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 07-40S 136-51E at 011400Z sep
  38. HYDROPAC 663/002000-05-02 → 2000-05-02
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 11-55S 134-49E at 020621Z may
  39. HYDROPAC 205/002000-02-02 → 2000-02-02
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 13-32S 136-20E at 020141Z feb
  40. HYDROPAC 1297/991999-11-24 → 1999-11-25
    Aircraft vh-xgr, six persons on board, overdue mornington island (16-39S 139-12E) to middle point (17-42S…
  41. HYDROPAC 1117/991999-10-20 → 1999-10-21
    197 ton M/V bimas raya II sunk vicinity 08-14S 139-26E at 190715Z oct
  42. HYDROPAC 1010/991999-09-26 → 1999-09-26
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 11-33S 138-13E at 261745Z sep
  43. HYDROPAC 927/991999-09-11 → 1999-09-13
    Man overboard from M/V alam gula vicinity of trackline between 10-35S 140-10E at 110230Z sep and 10-40S…

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