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.

In force now · 1

  1. HYDROPAC 2209/26 · Derelicts2026-08-03
    A ten-meter derelict vessel is adrift at 11-55.02S 141-54.27E in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia, as of 020629Z Aug.

Longest in force

  1. HYDROPAC 2209/26 · Derelicts2026-08-03
    A ten-meter derelict vessel is adrift at 11-55.02S 141-54.27E in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia, as of 020629Z Aug.

By year

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By category · available archive

Incidents19332%
Nav aids12921%
Derelicts11920%
Debris6310%
Other498%
Quakes295%
Cable ops102%
Wrecks81%
Containers61%
Surveys10%

Archive · 605 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 2113/12 · Nav aids2012-07-25 → 2012-07-25
    Australia-northeast Coast
  2. HYDROPAC 2110/12 · Nav aids2012-07-24 → 2012-07-24
    Australia-northeast Coast
  3. HYDROPAC 2097/12 · Nav aids2012-07-23 → 2012-07-23
    Australia-northeast Coast
  4. HYDROPAC 2079/12 · Nav aids2012-07-22 → 2012-07-22
    Australia-northeast Coast
  5. HYDROPAC 2071/12 · Nav aids2012-07-20 → 2012-07-21
    Australia-northeast Coast
  6. HYDROPAC 2021/12 · Nav aids2012-07-17 → 2012-07-17
    Australia-northeast Coast
  7. HYDROPAC 2007/12 · Incidents2012-07-15 → 2012-07-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 44 foot S/V nebula, silver hull, two persons on board, in 13-38.64S…
  8. HYDROPAC 1875/12 · Incidents2012-07-02 → 2012-07-02
    19 meter F/V cape grafton II, three persons on board, disabled and adrift in 10-42.9S 137-57.0E at 012116Z jul
  9. HYDROPAC 1822/12 · Cable ops2012-06-27 → 2012-07-16
    Seismic survey in progress until 15 jul by M/V nordic energy towing 8000 meter long cable in area bound by…
  10. HYDROPAC 1477/12 · Cable ops2012-05-27 → 2012-06-27
    Seismic survey 28 may thru 28 jun by M/V nordic energy towing 8000 meter long cable in area bound by 08-44S…
  11. HYDROPAC 1154/12 · Incidents2012-04-22 → 2012-04-22
    13 meter vessel bittersweet, white hull with yellow stripe, two persons on board, unreported bamaga (10-53S…
  12. HYDROPAC 717/12 · Debris2012-03-12 → 2012-03-15
    Ten meter log adrift vicinity 10-08.8S 137-29.5E at 120830Z mar
  13. HYDROPAC 699/12 · Nav aids2012-03-10 → 2012-03-11
    Australia-northeast Coast
  14. HYDROPAC 688/12 · Nav aids2012-03-10 → 2012-03-10
    Australia-northeast Coast
  15. HYDROPAC 682/12 · Nav aids2012-03-09 → 2012-03-09
    Australia-northeast Coast
  16. HYDROPAC 639/12 · Debris2012-03-05 → 2012-03-07
    Large fishing net adrift in 12-50.7S 141-25.0E
  17. HYDROPAC 524/12 · Incidents2012-02-23 → 2012-02-24
    Vessel, two or more persons on board, requesting assistance in 13-48.7S 136-26.7E
  18. USGS-USP000JBVG · Quakes2011-12-05 → 2011-12-08
    137 km ne of tual, indonesia
  19. HYDROPAC 3228/11 · Derelicts2011-11-17 → 2011-11-20
    Derelict 12 meter M/V panacea five, white hull, adrift in 11-04.28S 139-24.07E at 160944Z nov
  20. HYDROPAC 3211/11 · Incidents2011-11-15 → 2011-11-15
    S/V panacea V reports person with heart attack in 11-09.18S 139-20.48E at 150016Z 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.