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 2462/17 · Other2017-07-17 → 2017-07-20Fishing gear abandoned in 09-27S 139-05E
- HYDROPAC 2458/17 · Incidents2017-07-17 → 2017-07-18S/V, white hull with blue stripe, two persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 10-00S 139-00E
- HYDROPAC 2451/17 · Incidents2017-07-17 → 2017-07-17Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V scott free, two persons on board, in vicinity 09-30.0S…
- HYDROPAC 2359/17 · Debris2017-07-07 → 2017-07-10Fishing net adrift in 09-54.5S 136-28.5E at 070330Z jul
- HYDROPAC 2334/17 · Nav aids2017-07-05 → 2017-07-05Weipa dgps station 12-39.2S 141-51.6E inoperative
- HYDROPAC 1887/17 · Nav aids2017-05-29 → 2017-05-30Weipa dgps station 12-39.2S 141-51.6E inoperative
- HYDROPAC 1380/17 · Nav aids2017-04-19 → 2017-05-30Weipa dgps station 12-39.2S 141-51.6E inoperative
- HYDROPAC 1170/17 · Debris2017-04-02 → 2017-04-05Fishing net adrift in 09-48.7S 136-35.3E at 020340Z apr
- HYDROPAC 1005/17 · Derelicts2017-03-22 → 2017-03-25Derelict timber raft adrift in 10-21S 140-35E at 220830Z mar
- HYDROPAC 993/17 · Nav aids2017-03-22 → 2017-03-22Weipa dgps station 12-39.2S 141-51.6E inoperative
- HYDROPAC 827/17 · Nav aids2017-03-10 → 2017-03-10Weipa dgps station 12-39.2S 141-51.6E inoperative
- HYDROPAC 797/17 · Other2017-03-07 → 2017-03-1010 meter long structure adrift in vicinity 11-48.4S 139-04.2E at 071010Z mar
- HYDROPAC 725/17 · Nav aids2017-03-01 → 2017-03-03Duyfken point light 12-34.2S 141-35.9E unlit
- HYDROPAC 160/17 · Nav aids2017-01-16 → 2017-01-16Weipa dgps station 12-39.2S 141-51.6E inoperative
- HYDROPAC 144/17 · Incidents2017-01-14 → 2017-01-15Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 13-41.0S 136-43.5E at 142121Z jan
- HYDROPAC 3954/16 · Nav aids2016-12-22 → 2016-12-22Weipa dgps station 12-39.2S 141-51.6E inoperative
- HYDROPAC 3868/16 · Other2016-12-12 → 2016-12-12Flares sighted in vicinity 12-01.5S 135-33.5E
- HYDROPAC 3469/16 · Debris2016-11-11 → 2016-11-14Fishing net, marked by yellow buoy, adrift in 11-40S 134-36E at 100400Z nov
- HYDROPAC 3425/16 · Incidents2016-11-06 → 2016-11-06Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V drunken act vicinity 13-35.2S 136-04.5E at 061333Z nov
- HYDROPAC 3401/16 · Incidents2016-11-04 → 2016-11-04Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 12-59.82S 141-35.22E at 041833Z nov
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.