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 3454/18 · Nav aids2018-09-21 → 2018-09-22Weipa dgps station 12-39.2S 141-51.6E inoperative
- HYDROPAC 3436/18 · Nav aids2018-09-21 → 2018-09-21Weipa dgps station 12-39.2S 141-51.6E inoperative
- HYDROPAC 3218/18 · Debris2018-09-02 → 2018-09-05Ten meter fishing net adrift in position 10-34.57S 131-55.02E at 012356Z sep
- HYDROPAC 3099/18 · Debris2018-08-24 → 2018-08-27Ten meter long fishing net adrift in 10-18.73S 131-44.91E at 240115Z aug
- HYDROPAC 3014/18 · Nav aids2018-08-17 → 2018-08-21Cape wessel light 11-00.3S 136-45.6E unlit
- HYDROPAC 2681/18 · Derelicts2018-07-23 → 2018-07-26Derelict M/V jepeda 4, adrift in 08-54.5S 132-03.0E at 222247Z jul 18
- HYDROPAC 2672/18 · Incidents2018-07-22 → 2018-07-22M/V jepeda IV, two persons on board, disabled and adrift in 08-48.3S 132-10.6E
- HYDROPAC 2198/18 · Incidents2018-06-14 → 2018-06-14Distress signal received on 406.0 mhz in 13-34S 136-54E at 140215Z jun
- HYDROPAC 1953/18 · Incidents2018-05-23 → 2018-06-08M/V ikhlas jaya 02 sank in vicinity 09-00S 138-00E at 220500Z may
- HYDROPAC 1711/18 · Nav aids2018-05-04 → 2018-05-09Stevens island light 11-32.7S 136-07.3E unreliable
- HYDROPAC 1702/18 · Incidents2018-05-03 → 2018-05-18Vessel, 12 persons on board, sank in 08-09.93S 139-09.73E
- HYDROPAC 1125/18 · Incidents2018-03-22 → 2018-04-06M/V cahaya papua sinking in 04-50-56S 136-35-05E
- HYDROPAC 1011/18 · Incidents2018-03-15 → 2018-03-30F/V, grey hull, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 04-58-29S 136-52-38E
- HYDROPAC 808/18 · Nav aids2018-03-01 → 2018-03-03Duyfken point light 12-34.2S 141-35.9E unlit
- USGS-USD0008KE6 · Quakes2018-01-18 → 2018-01-2185 km s of tual, indonesia
- HYDROPAC 179/18 · Nav aids2018-01-14 → 2018-01-14Weipa dgps station 12-39.2S 141-51.6E unreliable
- HYDROPAC 171/18 · Derelicts2018-01-13 → 2018-01-16Derelict S/V tropicat adrift in the vicinity 11-13.29S 132-49.97E at 130440Z jan
- HYDROPAC 116/18 · Derelicts2018-01-10 → 2018-01-13Derelict S/V tropicat partially submerged and adrift in 11-10.51S 132-43.44E
- HYDROPAC 4377/17 · Nav aids2017-12-13 → 2017-12-13Weipa dgps station 12-39.2S 141-51.6E inoperative
- HYDROPAC 4158/17 · Nav aids2017-11-28 → 2017-11-29Weipa dgps station 12-39.2S 141-51.6E unreliable
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.