Arafura Sea
IHO sea area 48h · 131° to 142° E, -18° to -3° N
- in force
- 1
- last 12 months
- 6
- archive messages
- 607
- categories
- 10
What the archive shows
607 messages are recorded since 1998-12-29 for the Arafura Sea. The selection uses the IHO sea area; a message may describe an exercise, equipment outage or continuing operation as well as a hazard report.
Incidents accounts for 193 of 607 recorded messages (32%), the largest category group in this selection.
The NGA historical archive froze in 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. Counts around that gap are incomplete, and changes in reporting volume do not establish changes in incident frequency.
- An older warning still listed in force · issued 2026-08-03 01:13ZA ten-meter derelict vessel is adrift at 11-55.02S 141-54.27E in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia, as of 020629Z Aug.
In force now · 1
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By category · available archive
| Incidents | 193 | 32% |
| Nav aids | 129 | 21% |
| Derelicts | 119 | 20% |
| Debris | 63 | 10% |
| Other | 49 | 8% |
| Quakes | 29 | 5% |
| Cable ops | 10 | 2% |
| Wrecks | 8 | 1% |
| Containers | 6 | 1% |
| Surveys | 1 | 0% |
Archive · 606 cancelled
- HYDROPAC 3480/19 · Incidents2019-10-21 → 2019-10-28Man overboard from vessel km sanjaya 66 in 07-15S 134-15E at 190415Z oct
- HYDROPAC 3386/19 · Nav aids2019-10-15 → 2019-10-20Cape wessel light 11-00.3S 136-45.6E unlit
- HYDROPAC 3376/19 · Incidents2019-10-14 → 2019-11-01F/V, four persons on board, unreported
- HYDROPAC 3257/19 · Nav aids2019-10-02 → 2019-10-02Weipa dgps station 12-39.2S 141-51.6E inoperative
- HYDROPAC 2895/19 · Nav aids2019-09-04 → 2019-09-04Weipa dgps station 12-39.2S 141-51.6E inoperative
- HYDROPAC 2884/19 · Nav aids2019-09-03 → 2020-02-06Duyfken point light 12-34.2S 141-35.9E unlit
- HYDROPAC 1628/19 · Nav aids2019-05-14 → 2019-05-14Weipa dgps station 12-39.2S 141-51.6E inoperative
- HYDROPAC 1610/19 · Incidents2019-05-13 → 2019-05-14Nine meter vessel, blue hull, 30 persons on board, unreported
- HYDROPAC 1282/19 · Nav aids2019-04-15 → 2019-04-16Weipa dgps station 12-39.2S 141-51.6E inoperative
- HYDROPAC 1105/19 · Nav aids2019-04-02 → 2019-04-04Duyfken point light 12-34.2S 141-35.9E unlit
- HYDROPAC 1104/19 · Nav aids2019-04-02 → 2019-04-03RACON at duyfken point light 12-34.2S 141-35.9E unreliable
- HYDROPAC 554/19 · Debris2019-02-17 → 2019-02-20Submerged object marked by yellow buoys adrift in 09-43.1S 131-52.5E at 170404Z feb
- HYDROPAC 521/19 · Nav aids2019-02-15 → 2019-02-15Weipa dgps station 12-39.2S 141-51.6E inoperative
- HYDROPAC 366/19 · Incidents2019-01-31 → 2019-01-31Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V agression and M/V gulf wanderer in vicinity 17-08.50S…
- USGS-US2000J94V · Quakes2019-01-26 → 2019-01-29Earthquake magnitude 5.9 (mww) in 5.496S 133.765E, depth 10 km at 260812Z jan 19
- HYDROPAC 262/19 · Incidents2019-01-24 → 2019-01-2411 meter F/V, green hull, two persons on board, capsized and adrift in vicinity 05-33-52S 136-36-37E
- HYDROPAC 199/19 · Nav aids2019-01-19 → 2019-01-19Weipa dgps station 12-39.2S 141-51.6E inoperative
- HYDROPAC 4171/18 · Incidents2018-11-20 → 2018-11-20Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 5 meter vessel in vicinity 16-13.5S 137-32.8E at 200020Z nov
- HYDROPAC 4165/18 · Debris2018-11-19 → 2018-11-22100 meter long fishing net adrift in 09-59.36S 134-00.34E at 190735Z nov
- HYDROPAC 3474/18 · Incidents2018-09-23 → 2018-09-28Man overboard from M/V jolor in vicinity 12-01.5S 134-52.6E at 221030Z sep
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.