Arafura Sea

IHO sea area 48h · 131° to 142° E, -18° to -3° N

in force
1
last 12 months
1
since 1998
382
categories
8

In force now · 1

  1. HYDROPAC 2209/26 · Derelicts2026-08-03
    A ten-meter derelict vessel is adrift at 11-55.02S 141-54.27E in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia, as of 020629Z Aug.

Longest in force

  1. HYDROPAC 2209/26 · Derelicts2026-08-03
    A ten-meter derelict vessel is adrift at 11-55.02S 141-54.27E in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia, as of 020629Z Aug.

By year

98
99
00
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
26

By month (all years)

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

By category · since 1997

Nav aids12533%
Derelicts11931%
Other6116%
Debris5214%
Cable ops103%
Wrecks82%
Containers62%
Surveys10%

Archive · 381 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 2474/15 · Other2015-07-28 → 2015-07-28
    Weipa dpgs station 12-39.2S 141-51.6E inoperative
  2. HYDROPAC 2223/15 · Derelicts2015-07-04 → 2015-07-07
    Derelict ten meter vessel stargazer one adrift vicinity 11-12S 131-48E at 040200Z jul
  3. HYDROPAC 1406/15 · Other2015-04-27 → 2015-04-27
    Weipa dpgs station 12-39.2S 141-51.6E unreliable
  4. HYDROPAC 1026/15 · Derelicts2015-03-25 → 2015-03-28
    Derelict vessel adrift vicinity 10-47.6S 131-43.0E at 250454Z mar
  5. HYDROPAC 629/15 · Other2015-02-24 → 2015-02-24
    Weipa dpgs station 12-39.2S 141-51.6E inoperative
  6. HYDROPAC 406/15 · Nav aids2015-02-04 → 2015-02-06
    Cape don light 11-18.5S 131-45.9E unlit
  7. HYDROPAC 328/15 · Other2015-01-29 → 2015-01-29
    Weipa dpgs station 12-39.2S 141-51.6E inoperative
  8. HYDROPAC 187/15 · Derelicts2015-01-18 → 2015-01-21
    Derelict canoe adrift in 09-20.5S 133-43.9E at 181441Z jan
  9. HYDROPAC 3559/14 · Other2014-11-28 → 2014-11-29
    Weipa dpgs station 12-39.2S 141-51.6E inoperative
  10. HYDROPAC 3519/14 · Containers2014-11-25 → 2014-11-28
    Container adrift vicinity 08-42S 130-53E at 250240Z nov
  11. HYDROPAC 3205/14 · Other2014-10-29 → 2014-11-01
    Fishing net with floats adrift in 09-16.9S 131-40.9E at 290229Z oct
  12. HYDROPAC 3036/14 · Debris2014-10-11 → 2014-10-14
    Ten meter long net adrift in 10-52.46S 133-21.08E at 110143Z oct
  13. HYDROPAC 2534/14 · Containers2014-08-29 → 2014-09-01
    Container adrift vicinity 10-06.4S 137-41.8E at 290350Z aug
  14. HYDROPAC 2477/14 · Containers2014-08-24 → 2014-08-27
    Container adrift vicinity 10-59S 138-36E at 240151Z aug
  15. HYDROPAC 2097/14 · Other2014-07-17 → 2014-07-17
    Australia-northeast Coast
  16. HYDROPAC 1720/14 · Derelicts2014-06-15 → 2014-06-18
    Derelict 56 foot S/V camelot, red hull, adrift in 11-43.25S 137-34.28E at 141400Z jun
  17. HYDROPAC 1595/14 · Other2014-06-04 → 2014-06-04
    14 meter S/V su ying, blue and white hull, unreported darwin (12-27S 130-50E) to gove (12-17S 136-49E)
  18. HYDROPAC 1309/14 · Other2014-05-06 → 2014-05-06
    Australia-northeast Coast
  19. HYDROPAC 982/14 · Nav aids2014-04-07 → 2014-04-08
    Gulf of Carpentaria
  20. HYDROPAC 572/14 · Debris2014-02-26 → 2014-03-01
    Fishing net adrift in 12-36.25S 141-22.10E at 262200Z feb

Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.