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
Longest in force
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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 1807/10 · Nav aids2010-09-06 → 2010-09-07Nga chart 74289 (5TH ed)
- HYDROPAC 1426/10 · Cable ops2010-07-10 → 2010-07-17Cable laying operations in progress until further notice by M/V sealink darwin along trackline between…
- HYDROPAC 1398/10 · Nav aids2010-07-07 → 2010-07-17Nga chart 74380 (4TH ed)
- HYDROPAC 169/10 · Derelicts2010-01-29 → 2010-01-3015 meter M/V disabled and adrift vicinity 06-10S 135-00E at 290500Z jan
- HYDROPAC 78/10 · Wrecks2010-01-15 → 2010-01-23Nga chart 74290 (12TH ed)
- USGS-USP000H5ZW · Quakes2010-01-12 → 2010-01-15110 km ene of tual, indonesia
- HYDROPAC 2428/09 · Derelicts2009-12-27 → 2009-12-30Ten meter vessel partially submerged and adrift in 08-42S 132-46E at 270600Z dec
- HYDROPAC 2420/09 · Derelicts2009-12-25 → 2009-12-28Eight meter vessel partially submerged and adrift in 08-37S 132-42E at 241200Z dec
- HYDROPAC 2401/09 · Incidents2009-12-23 → 2009-12-23Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 09-33.8S 133-40.8E at 222120Z dec
- HYDROPAC 2195/09 · Debris2009-11-25 → 2009-11-28Ten meter long fishing net adrift in 10-36-20S 136-48-12E at 240306Z nov
- HYDROPAC 2159/09 · Debris2009-11-21 → 2009-11-2450 meter long green fishing net marked by buoy and radar reflector adrift in 10-48.2S 137-00.5E at 200508Z nov
- HYDROPAC 1909/09 · Incidents2009-10-21 → 2009-10-21Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 17-26S 140-31E at 211410Z oct
- HYDROPAC 1883/09 · Nav aids2009-10-16 → 2009-10-17Nga chart 74289 (5TH ed)
- HYDROPAC 1399/09 · Wrecks2009-08-05 → 2009-08-05Nga chart 74290 (12TH ed)
- HYDROPAC 824/09 · Other2009-04-26 → 2009-05-02M/V southern arrow on fire in 08-28S 136-23E at 260430Z apr
- HYDROPAC 739/09 · Derelicts2009-04-13 → 2009-04-20Derelict 20 meter vessel partially submerged and adrift in 09-15.2S 131-34.1E at 130314Z apr
- HYDROPAC 705/09 · Derelicts2009-04-08 → 2009-04-11Derelict 13 meter vessel adrift in 09-09.57S 132-30.24E at 080400Z apr
- HYDROPAC 691/09 · Debris2009-04-06 → 2009-04-13Six meters long partially submerged object adrift in 10-12S 141-35E at 060630Z apr
- HYDROPAC 683/09 · Derelicts2009-04-05 → 2009-04-12Derelict vessel partially submerged and adrift in 09-08-24S 133-03-32E at 050744Z apr
- HYDROPAC 623/09 · Nav aids2009-03-26 → 2009-03-28Nga chart 74289 (5TH ed)
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.