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.

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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 2695/22 · Incidents2022-09-28 → 2022-10-01
    20 meter F/V, capsized and adrift in vicinity 10-33.01S 136-24.14E at 280518Z sep
  2. HYDROPAC 2692/22 · Debris2022-09-28 → 2022-10-01
    12 meter log adrift in vicinity 09-59.20S 131-56.20E at 280317Z sep
  3. HYDROPAC 2659/22 · Incidents2022-09-25 → 2022-09-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel in 15-30.30S 136-26.90E at 250647Z sep
  4. HYDROPAC 2585/22 · Incidents2022-09-18 → 2022-09-21
    Derelict 20 meter F/V, orange hull, capsized and adrift in 10-17.20S 137-41.40E at 180500Z sep
  5. HYDROPAC 2582/22 · Debris2022-09-18 → 2022-09-21
    Seven meter raft adrift in vicinity 09-53.30S 131-36.90E at 180610Z sep
  6. HYDROPAC 2576/22 · Incidents2022-09-16 → 2022-09-18
    Derelict 20 meter F/V, orange hull, capsized and adrift in 10-12.70S 138-02.30E at 160800Z sep
  7. HYDROPAC 2557/22 · Incidents2022-09-15 → 2022-09-16
    Derelict 20 meter F/V, orange hull, capsized and adrift in 10-10.16S 138-15.25E at 150728Z sep
  8. HYDROPAC 2546/22 · Incidents2022-09-14 → 2022-09-15
    20 meter F/V, orange hull, capsized and adrift in vicinity 10-11.30S 138-32.01E at 140730Z sep
  9. HYDROPAC 2544/22 · Derelicts2022-09-14 → 2022-09-14
    20 meter F/V, orange hull, adrift in vicinity 10-11.30S 138-32.01E at 140730Z sep
  10. HYDROPAC 2509/22 · Incidents2022-09-11 → 2022-09-11
    Vessel, two persons onboard, entangled in fishing net in 10-30.00S 139-12.00E at 111200Z sep
  11. HYDROPAC 2489/22 · Nav aids2022-09-09 → 2022-09-14
    Cape don light 11-18.48S 131-45.92E unreliable
  12. HYDROPAC 2476/22 · Derelicts2022-09-07 → 2022-09-10
    Derelict 40 meter vessel adrift in vicinity 09-46.90S 131-38.80E at 070348Z sep
  13. HYDROPAC 2469/22 · Other2022-09-07 → 2022-09-10
    40 meter pontoon adrift in vicinity 09-46.92S 131-38.78E at 070348Z sep
  14. HYDROPAC 2467/22 · Incidents2022-09-07 → 2022-09-07
    34 meter M/V yolo, four persons on board, unreported cape wessel (11-00.00S 136-45.30E) to thursday island…
  15. HYDROPAC 2240/22 · Other2022-08-15 → 2022-08-18
    Fishing net marked by flashing white and red light and by black flag adrift in vicinity 09-42.70S 141-22.50E…
  16. HYDROPAC 2128/22 · Containers2022-08-04 → 2022-08-07
    Container adrift in vicinity 13-39.70S 136-57.50E at 040400Z aug
  17. HYDROPAC 1979/22 · Nav aids2022-07-20 → 2022-08-06
    Veronica islet light 12-02.56S 136-47.13E unlit
  18. HYDROPAC 1945/22 · Derelicts2022-07-17 → 2022-07-20
    30 meter barge partially submerged and adrift in 09-32.10S 140-54.20E at 170210Z jul
  19. HYDROPAC 1922/22 · Nav aids2022-07-15 → 2022-07-18
    Duyfken point light 12-34.15S 141-35.98E unlit
  20. HYDROPAC 1835/22 · Incidents2022-07-06 → 2022-07-22
    M/V usaha baru, 18 persons on board, sinking in vicinity 05-00.00S 136-00.00E on 05 jul

Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.