Arafura Sea

IHO sea area 48h · 131° to 142° E, -18° to -3° N

in force
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last 12 months
1
since 1998
382
categories
8

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 · since 1997

Nav aids12533%
Derelicts11931%
Other6116%
Debris5214%
Cable ops103%
Wrecks82%
Containers62%
Surveys10%

Archive · 381 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 3/21 · Derelicts2021-01-01 → 2021-01-04
    Derelict 20 meter vessel adrift in vicinity 09-32.0S 131-43.4E at 010221Z jan
  2. HYDROPAC 3884/20 · Derelicts2020-12-31 → 2021-01-03
    Derelict 30 meter vessel adrift in 09-27.4S 131-17.3E at 310033Z dec
  3. HYDROPAC 3854/20 · Debris2020-12-28 → 2020-12-31
    15 meter log adrift in 09-43.1S 131-46.7E at 272344Z dec
  4. HYDROPAC 3832/20 · Debris2020-12-25 → 2020-12-28
    Fishing net adrift in vicinity 10-15S 131-48E at 250001Z dec
  5. HYDROPAC 3831/20 · Debris2020-12-25 → 2020-12-28
    30 meter log adrift in vicinity 09-40S 131-54E at 250220Z dec
  6. HYDROPAC 3830/20 · Debris2020-12-25 → 2020-12-28
    30 meter log adrift in vicinity 09-41S 131-50E at 250030Z dec
  7. HYDROPAC 3365/20 · Debris2020-11-16 → 2020-11-19
    Fishing net adrift in vicinity 09-50.8S 131-34.0E at 160007Z nov
  8. HYDROPAC 3354/20 · Debris2020-11-14 → 2020-11-17
    100 meter long fishing net adrift in 09-54.8S 131-42.9E at 140041Z nov
  9. HYDROPAC 3338/20 · Debris2020-11-13 → 2020-11-14
    100 meter long fishing net adrift in 09-48.4S 131-53.9E at 130057Z nov
  10. HYDROPAC 3281/20 · Debris2020-11-06 → 2020-11-09
    150 meter fishing nets adrift in 09-34.8S 132-46.7E at 060922Z nov
  11. HYDROPAC 3250/20 · Debris2020-11-04 → 2020-11-07
    Fishing net adrift in vicinity 09-23.7S 132-58.6E at 040701Z nov
  12. HYDROPAC 3178/20 · Other2020-10-29 → 2020-11-01
    Fishing net with floats adrift in 09-28.0S 132-27.9E at 290519Z oct
  13. HYDROPAC 3126/20 · Other2020-10-26 → 2020-10-29
    Fishing net with floats adrift in 09-26.9S 131-27.7E at 260037Z oct
  14. HYDROPAC 3071/20 · Debris2020-10-21 → 2020-10-24
    30 meter long fishing net adrift in 10-07.5S 135-23.2E at 210838Z oct
  15. HYDROPAC 3059/20 · Debris2020-10-20 → 2020-10-23
    Six meter log adrift in 09-26.7S 131-45.45E at 200057Z oct
  16. HYDROPAC 1635/20 · Nav aids2020-05-31 → 2020-06-04
    Cape wessel light 11-00-17S 136-45-34E unlit
  17. HYDROPAC 1436/20 · Other2020-05-14 → 2020-05-14
    Varzin passage C2 buoy 10-32.17S 141-51.95E unreliable
  18. HYDROPAC 1134/20 · Debris2020-04-08 → 2020-04-11
    Ten meter log adrift in 09-38.4S 134-01.0E at 080800Z apr
  19. HYDROPAC 778/20 · Nav aids2020-03-07 → 2020-08-14
    Duyfken point light 12-34.2S 141-35.9E unlit
  20. HYDROPAC 490/20 · Nav aids2020-02-12 → 2020-02-12
    Weipa dgps station 12-39.2S 141-51.6E inoperative

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