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 3390/16 · Incidents2016-11-04 → 2016-11-04Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V san tambour ni trompete, two persons on board, vicinity…
- HYDROPAC 3343/16 · Nav aids2016-10-31 → 2016-11-03Booby island light 10-36.3S 141-54.7E unreliable
- HYDROPAC 3274/16 · Nav aids2016-10-26 → 2016-10-26Weipa dgps station 12-39.2S 141-51.6E inoperative
- HYDROPAC 2888/16 · Nav aids2016-09-21 → 2016-09-22Booby island light 10-36.3S 141-54.7E unlit
- HYDROPAC 2850/16 · Nav aids2016-09-19 → 2016-09-19Weipa dgps station 12-39.2S 141-51.6E unreliable
- HYDROPAC 2604/16 · Incidents2016-08-28 → 2016-08-29Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 36 foot vessel, two persons on board, taking on water vicinity…
- HYDROPAC 2323/16 · Nav aids2016-08-04 → 2016-08-04Weipa dgps station 12-39.2S 141-51.6E inoperative
- HYDROPAC 2129/16 · Incidents2016-07-15 → 2016-07-154.5 meter M/V, eight persons on board, overdue old domadgee (16-53.3S 138-58.7E) to mornington island…
- HYDROPAC 1977/16 · Nav aids2016-07-01 → 2016-07-02Weipa dgps station 12-39.2S 141-51.6E inoperative
- HYDROPAC 1894/16 · Incidents2016-06-24 → 2016-06-25Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel galley cat vicinity 11-57.72S 140-14.04E at 241333Z jun
- HYDROPAC 1871/16 · Nav aids2016-06-23 → 2018-02-01RACON at cape wessel light 11-00.3S 136-45.6E discontinued
- HYDROPAC 1602/16 · Other2016-05-31 → 2016-05-31Weipa dpgs station 12-39.2S 141-51.6E inoperative
- HYDROPAC 1475/16 · Debris2016-05-20 → 2016-05-2320 meter long fishing net adrift in 11-01.8S 132-09.5E at 200549Z may
- HYDROPAC 1300/16 · Other2016-05-05 → 2016-09-21Booby island light 10-36.3S 141-54.7E partially obscured
- HYDROPAC 1296/16 · Nav aids2016-05-04 → 2016-05-04Booby island dgps station 10-36.3S 141-54.7E inoperative
- HYDROPAC 1149/16 · Incidents2016-04-19 → 2016-04-20Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 12 meter M/V siskin, two persons on board, vicinity 12-48.1S…
- HYDROPAC 1146/16 · Derelicts2016-04-19 → 2016-04-19M/V siskin disabled due to engine trouble in 13-53.16S 138-54.96E at 191100Z apr
- HYDROPAC 1138/16 · Incidents2016-04-19 → 2016-04-19Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 12 meter S/V ssiskin vicinity 12-52.9S 138-55.8E at 190753Z apr
- HYDROPAC 1122/16 · Incidents2016-04-17 → 2016-04-17Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 11-01.14S 139-57.12E at 171200Z apr
- HYDROPAC 828/16 · Other2016-03-22 → 2016-03-22Weipa dpgs station 12-39.2S 141-51.6E inoperative
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.