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 4165/18 · Debris2018-11-19 → 2018-11-22
    100 meter long fishing net adrift in 09-59.36S 134-00.34E at 190735Z nov
  2. HYDROPAC 3454/18 · Nav aids2018-09-21 → 2018-09-22
    Weipa dgps station 12-39.2S 141-51.6E inoperative
  3. HYDROPAC 3436/18 · Nav aids2018-09-21 → 2018-09-21
    Weipa dgps station 12-39.2S 141-51.6E inoperative
  4. HYDROPAC 3218/18 · Debris2018-09-02 → 2018-09-05
    Ten meter fishing net adrift in position 10-34.57S 131-55.02E at 012356Z sep
  5. HYDROPAC 3099/18 · Debris2018-08-24 → 2018-08-27
    Ten meter long fishing net adrift in 10-18.73S 131-44.91E at 240115Z aug
  6. HYDROPAC 3014/18 · Nav aids2018-08-17 → 2018-08-21
    Cape wessel light 11-00.3S 136-45.6E unlit
  7. HYDROPAC 2681/18 · Derelicts2018-07-23 → 2018-07-26
    Derelict M/V jepeda 4, adrift in 08-54.5S 132-03.0E at 222247Z jul 18
  8. HYDROPAC 1711/18 · Nav aids2018-05-04 → 2018-05-09
    Stevens island light 11-32.7S 136-07.3E unreliable
  9. HYDROPAC 808/18 · Nav aids2018-03-01 → 2018-03-03
    Duyfken point light 12-34.2S 141-35.9E unlit
  10. HYDROPAC 179/18 · Nav aids2018-01-14 → 2018-01-14
    Weipa dgps station 12-39.2S 141-51.6E unreliable
  11. HYDROPAC 171/18 · Derelicts2018-01-13 → 2018-01-16
    Derelict S/V tropicat adrift in the vicinity 11-13.29S 132-49.97E at 130440Z jan
  12. HYDROPAC 116/18 · Derelicts2018-01-10 → 2018-01-13
    Derelict S/V tropicat partially submerged and adrift in 11-10.51S 132-43.44E
  13. HYDROPAC 4377/17 · Nav aids2017-12-13 → 2017-12-13
    Weipa dgps station 12-39.2S 141-51.6E inoperative
  14. HYDROPAC 4158/17 · Nav aids2017-11-28 → 2017-11-29
    Weipa dgps station 12-39.2S 141-51.6E unreliable
  15. HYDROPAC 3940/17 · Derelicts2017-11-14 → 2017-11-17
    Derelict 12 meter S/V bora adrift in 10-13.30S 141-07.86E at 140741Z nov
  16. HYDROPAC 3922/17 · Debris2017-11-13 → 2017-11-16
    Fishing net adrift in 10-20.3S 132-44.8E at 130046Z nov
  17. HYDROPAC 3907/17 · Derelicts2017-11-11 → 2017-11-14
    Derelict 11 meter S/V dismasted and adrift in 10-33.2S 141-31.1E at 112100Z nov
  18. HYDROPAC 3883/17 · Derelicts2017-11-10 → 2017-11-13
    Derelict S/V tropicat partially submerged and adrift in 09-25.43S 136-11.26E at 100821Z nov
  19. HYDROPAC 3863/17 · Derelicts2017-11-09 → 2017-11-12
    Derelict S/V tropicat partially submerged and adrift in 09-17.9S 136-36.6E
  20. HYDROPAC 3682/17 · Debris2017-10-28 → 2017-10-31
    Fishing net adrift in 10-30.2S 131-34.0E at 280014Z oct

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