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 671/13 · Cable ops2013-03-08 → 2013-04-01Seismic survey in progress until 31 mar by M/V western spirit towing eight 8000 meter long cables in area…
- HYDROPAC 660/13 · Nav aids2013-03-07 → 2013-03-08Australia-northeast Coast
- HYDROPAC 645/13 · Nav aids2013-03-06 → 2013-03-06Australia-northeast Coast
- HYDROPAC 416/13 · Cable ops2013-02-11 → 2013-03-27Seismic survey 12 feb thru 26 mar by M/V nordic energy towing 10000 meter long cable in area bound by 04-10S…
- HYDROPAC 413/13 · Derelicts2013-02-11 → 2013-02-14Derelict seven meter vessel adrift vicinity 11-41S 141-18E at 110745Z feb
- HYDROPAC 391/13 · Nav aids2013-02-08 → 2013-02-14Gulf of Carpentaria
- HYDROPAC 376/13 · Derelicts2013-02-07 → 2013-02-10Derelict seven meter vessel adrift vicinity 11-36S 141-32E at 070109Z feb
- HYDROPAC 361/13 · Debris2013-02-05 → 2013-02-08Seven meter long log adrift in 09-13.4S 133-55.3E at 050718Z feb
- HYDROPAC 322/13 · Derelicts2013-01-31 → 2013-02-03Seven meter vessel adrift in 11-02.70S 141-08.48E at 302323Z jan
- HYDROPAC 313/13 · Derelicts2013-01-30 → 2013-01-31Derelict seven meter vessel adrift vicinity 11-00.83S 140-51.28E at 300556Z jan
- HYDROPAC 3651/12 · Nav aids2012-12-22 → 2012-12-22Australia-northeast Coast
- HYDROPAC 3453/12 · Derelicts2012-12-06 → 2012-12-09Derelict vessel, partially submerged and adrift in 11-36.00S 141-46.13E
- HYDROPAC 3440/12 · Derelicts2012-12-04 → 2012-12-04Derelict vessel, partially submerged and adrift in 11-36.6S 141-43.7E at 042058Z dec
- HYDROPAC 3438/12 · Incidents2012-12-04 → 2012-12-04F/V, taking on water and crew abandoning ship in 11-32.8S 141-34.4E at 041800Z dec
- HYDROPAC 3155/12 · Incidents2012-11-08 → 2012-11-0930 foot S/V shadowfax III, white hull, two persons on board, overdue darwin (12-27.00S 130-50.00E), gove…
- HYDROPAC 3154/12 · Incidents2012-11-08 → 2012-11-0830 foot S/V shadowfax III, white hull, two persons on board overdue darwin (12-27.00S 130-50.00E) to gove…
- HYDROPAC 3124/12 · Nav aids2012-11-05 → 2012-11-05Australia-northeast Coast
- USGS-USP000JTVW · Quakes2012-10-12 → 2012-10-15163 km ene of tual, indonesia
- HYDROPAC 2815/12 · Derelicts2012-10-08 → 2012-10-11Derelict six meter vessel adrift vicinity 10-02.75S 136-27.45E at 080132Z oct
- HYDROPAC 2150/12 · Nav aids2012-07-27 → 2012-07-28Australia-northeast Coast
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.