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 654/16 · Other2016-03-07 → 2016-03-10Large tree adrift in 10-18.72S 141-08.31E at 070715Z mar
- HYDROPAC 213/16 · Incidents2016-01-24 → 2016-01-25Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 6.5 meter M/V devocean in 12-50.6S 141-33.1E at 242257Z jan
- HYDROPAC 151/16 · Incidents2016-01-18 → 2016-01-18Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 10-52.0S 140-21.2E at 180530Z jan
- HYDROPAC 4212/15 · Cable ops2015-12-27 → 2016-05-26Seismic survey in progress until 25 may 16 by M/V viking vision in areas bound by: a. 04-34S 133-48E, 04-55S…
- HYDROPAC 4196/15 · Cable ops2015-12-25 → 2015-12-27Seismic survey in progress until 25 mar 16 by M/V viking vision in areas bound by: a. 04-34S 133-48E, 04-55S…
- HYDROPAC 4069/15 · Incidents2015-12-14 → 2015-12-14Two, five meter vessels, yellow and blue hull, black and white hull, two persons on board each, overdue…
- HYDROPAC 3887/15 · Other2015-11-26 → 2015-11-26Weipa dpgs station 12-39.2S 141-51.6E inoperative
- HYDROPAC 3741/15 · Incidents2015-11-14 → 2015-11-14Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 11-49S 136-42E at 141732Z nov
- HYDROPAC 3660/15 · Other2015-11-09 → 2015-11-09Weipa dpgs station 12-39.2S 141-51.6E inoperative
- HYDROPAC 3505/15 · Incidents2015-10-25 → 2015-11-01Vessel, 25 persons on board, sank vicinity aru islands (06-10S 134-30E) at 180745Z oct
- HYDROPAC 2743/15 · Other2015-08-19 → 2015-08-19Weipa dpgs station 12-39.2S 141-51.6E inoperative
- HYDROPAC 2474/15 · Other2015-07-28 → 2015-07-28Weipa dpgs station 12-39.2S 141-51.6E inoperative
- HYDROPAC 2223/15 · Derelicts2015-07-04 → 2015-07-07Derelict ten meter vessel stargazer one adrift vicinity 11-12S 131-48E at 040200Z jul
- HYDROPAC 1907/15 · Incidents2015-06-11 → 2015-06-11Vessel, four persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure between kai besar (05-58.0S…
- HYDROPAC 1406/15 · Other2015-04-27 → 2015-04-27Weipa dpgs station 12-39.2S 141-51.6E unreliable
- HYDROPAC 1026/15 · Derelicts2015-03-25 → 2015-03-28Derelict vessel adrift vicinity 10-47.6S 131-43.0E at 250454Z mar
- HYDROPAC 629/15 · Other2015-02-24 → 2015-02-24Weipa dpgs station 12-39.2S 141-51.6E inoperative
- HYDROPAC 406/15 · Nav aids2015-02-04 → 2015-02-06Cape don light 11-18.5S 131-45.9E unlit
- HYDROPAC 328/15 · Other2015-01-29 → 2015-01-29Weipa dpgs station 12-39.2S 141-51.6E inoperative
- HYDROPAC 187/15 · Derelicts2015-01-18 → 2015-01-21Derelict canoe adrift in 09-20.5S 133-43.9E at 181441Z jan
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.