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 3607/23 · Other2023-11-15 → 2023-11-16S/V follow through caught in fish nets in 08-41.95S 140-23.37E at 150900Z nov
- HYDROPAC 3489/23 · Incidents2023-11-05 → 2023-11-054.6 meter vessel, three persons on board, overdue bayley point (16-52.00S 138-59.00E) to mornington island…
- HYDROPAC 3364/23 · Nav aids2023-10-24 → 2023-11-02Haul round island light 11-53.45S 134-12.72E unlit
- HYDROPAC 3185/23 · Nav aids2023-10-06 → 2023-11-01Truant island light 11-40.20S 136-49.99E unlit
- HYDROPAC 2725/23 · Nav aids2023-08-24 → 2023-09-08New year island light 10-54.42S 133-02.11E unreliable
- HYDROPAC 2722/23 · Derelicts2023-08-24 → 2023-08-27Derelict 12 meter vessel partially submerged and adrift in 10-29.61S 132-22.82E at 240244Z aug
- HYDROPAC 2624/23 · Other2023-08-15 → 2024-05-02Gannet passage waverider buoy 10-35.41S 141-52.18E unreliable
- HYDROPAC 2581/23 · Wrecks2023-08-10 → 2023-08-12Carpentaria shoal buoy 10-44.49S 141-03.38E unlit
- HYDROPAC 2337/23 · Incidents2023-07-17 → 2023-07-1815 meter S/V sabu, white hull, two persons on board, disabled in 10-04.12S 139-09.47E at 160112Z jul
- HYDROPAC 2286/23 · Nav aids2023-07-12 → 2023-07-20Cape wessel light 11-00.28S 136-45.57E unlit
- HYDROPAC 2211/23 · Incidents2023-07-07 → 2023-07-2112 meter S/V anytime, white hull, one person on board, unreported bamaga (10-52.00S 142-18.00E) to darwin…
- HYDROPAC 2133/23 · Incidents2023-06-30 → 2023-07-01Vessel 40 pk, 18 persons on board, unreported
- HYDROPAC 1440/23 · Wrecks2023-05-01 → 2024-01-25Carpentaria shoal buoy 10-44.50S 141-03.20E unlit
- USGS-US7000JWS2 · Quakes2023-04-28 → 2023-05-01162 km ne of tual, indonesia
- USGS-US7000JWL9 · Quakes2023-04-28 → 2023-05-01157 km ne of tual, indonesia
- HYDROPAC 1214/23 · Incidents2023-04-13 → 2023-04-19Man overboard from M/V sabuk nusantara 114 in 06-49.80S 138-23.85E at 100300Z apr
- HYDROPAC 990/23 · Nav aids2023-03-24 → 2023-04-04Truant island light 11-40.22S 136-49.98E unlit
- HYDROPAC 936/23 · Nav aids2023-03-21 → 2023-03-24Booby island light 10-36.25S 141-54.68E unreliable
- HYDROPAC 929/23 · Nav aids2023-03-20 → 2023-03-20Booby island light 10-36.25S 141-54.68E unlit
- HYDROPAC 802/23 · Nav aids2023-03-10 → 2023-03-11Bickerton island light 13-47.31S 136-16.92E unlit
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.