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 · 605 cancelled
- HYDROPAC 1721/11 · Derelicts2011-06-12 → 2011-06-1512 meter F/V partially submerged and adrift in 10-41.74S 135-43.04E at 122142Z jun
- HYDROPAC 1389/11 · Debris2011-05-08 → 2011-05-111000 meter long fishing net adrift in 10-47S 137-20E at 080223Z may
- HYDROPAC 1353/11 · Derelicts2011-05-04 → 2011-05-06Derelict vessel partially submerged and adrift vicinity 10-03S 141-35E at 032223Z may
- HYDROPAC 1131/11 · Debris2011-04-12 → 2011-04-15Three mile long fishing net marked with white floats and radar marker adrift in 09-49-41S 141-24-53E at…
- HYDROPAC 1086/11 · Derelicts2011-04-07 → 2011-04-10Derelict seven meter raft adrift in 11-01S 136-52E at 071136Z apr
- HYDROPAC 1054/11 · Derelicts2011-04-05 → 2011-04-05Derelict eight meter vessel partially submerged and adrift in 09-55.3S 137-43.1E at 030230Z apr
- HYDROPAC 1048/11 · Derelicts2011-04-04 → 2011-04-04Derelict eight meter vessel partially submerged and adrift in 09-55.3S 137-43.1E at 030230Z apr
- HYDROPAC 1046/11 · Derelicts2011-04-04 → 2011-04-05Derelict vessel partially submerged and adrift vicinity 10-24S 141-46E at 040027Z apr
- HYDROPAC 1042/11 · Derelicts2011-04-03 → 2011-04-05Derelict eight meter vessel partially submerged and adrift in 09-55.29S 137-43.08E at 030230Z apr
- HYDROPAC 976/11 · Derelicts2011-03-27 → 2011-03-30Derelict vessel partially submerged and adrift vicinity 10-23.51S 141-45.49E at 270224Z mar
- HYDROPAC 913/11 · Nav aids2011-03-23 → 2011-03-23Nga chart 74289 (5TH ed)
- HYDROPAC 865/11 · Debris2011-03-20 → 2011-03-2320 meter long fishing net with debris adrift in 10-21-15S 141-01-12E at 200255Z mar
- USGS-USP000HNYY · Quakes2010-11-03 → 2010-11-06184 km ne of tual, indonesia
- HYDROPAC 2129/10 · Debris2010-10-14 → 2010-10-1740 meter net adrift in 09-06-11S 132-37-55E on 14 oct
- USGS-USP000HN0T · Quakes2010-10-12 → 2010-10-15132 km ne of tual, indonesia
- USGS-USP000HMCJ · Quakes2010-09-30 → 2010-10-03Earthquake magnitude 5.5 (mwc) in 4.949S 133.846E, depth 16 km at 300211Z sep 10
- USGS-USP000HMBQ · Quakes2010-09-29 → 2010-10-02Earthquake magnitude 7.0 (mwc) in 4.963S 133.760E, depth 26 km at 291711Z sep 10
- USGS-USP000HMBP · Quakes2010-09-29 → 2010-10-02132 km ne of tual, indonesia
- USGS-USP000HM7A · Quakes2010-09-26 → 2010-09-29133 km ene of tual, indonesia
- HYDROPAC 1907/10 · Incidents2010-09-19 → 2010-09-2014 foot vessel, two persons on board, unreported
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.