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 · 606 cancelled
- HYDROPAC 1053/21 · Other2021-04-07 → 2022-03-2550 meter long fishing net in 11-06.5S 138-56.9E at 070230Z apr 21
- HYDROPAC 1013/21 · Incidents2021-04-03 → 2021-04-03Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 07-02.8S 132-33.3E at 030221Z apr
- USGS-US7000DIA5 · Quakes2021-03-12 → 2021-03-15Earthquake magnitude 5.5 (mww) in 4.698S 138.371E, depth 12 km at 120116Z mar 21
- HYDROPAC 773/21 · Debris2021-03-09 → 2021-03-12Buoy with rope adrift in vicinity 09-49.1S 137-06.6E at 090805Z mar
- HYDROPAC 748/21 · Incidents2021-03-08 → 2021-03-08Distress signal received in vicinity 05-35.3S 137-59.5E at 080253Z mar
- HYDROPAC 674/21 · Derelicts2021-02-28 → 2021-03-03Derelict 30 meter F/V, steel hull, partially submerged and adrift in vicinity 13-02.5S 141-30.0E at 280920Z…
- HYDROPAC 621/21 · Nav aids2021-02-24 → 2021-05-13Connexion island light 13-50-13S 136-20-03E unlit
- HYDROPAC 559/21 · Incidents2021-02-18 → 2021-02-22M/V uty star, blue hull, seven persons on board, sank in 05-08-05S 137-12-03E at 160730Z feb
- HYDROPAC 501/21 · Debris2021-02-12 → 2021-02-1530 meter long rope with buoy adrift in 09-46.9S 135-54.1E at 120428Z feb
- HYDROPAC 261/21 · Derelicts2021-01-20 → 2021-01-23Derelict vessel partially submerged and adrift in 09-06.0S 133-01.3E at 200713Z jan
- HYDROPAC 228/21 · Derelicts2021-01-18 → 2021-01-21Derelict 20 meter vessel adrift in 10-47.3S 135-45.2E at 181107Z jan
- HYDROPAC 106/21 · Derelicts2021-01-10 → 2021-01-1320 meter vessel adrift in 10-20.26S 133-59.28E at 100700Z jan
- HYDROPAC 101/21 · Debris2021-01-10 → 2021-01-13Six meter raft adrift in 09-35.9S 131-52.7E at 100022Z jan
- HYDROPAC 60/21 · Nav aids2021-01-06 → 2021-01-07Varzin passage C2 buoy 10-32.17S 141-51.95E unlit
- HYDROPAC 35/21 · Derelicts2021-01-04 → 2021-01-07Derelict 10.4 meter M/V bison adrift in vicinity 12-08.1S 137-10.1E at 040742Z jan
- HYDROPAC 32/21 · Incidents2021-01-04 → 2021-01-04Man overboard from vessel in vicinity 11-23.73S 136-59.13E at 040248Z jan
- HYDROPAC 31/21 · Incidents2021-01-04 → 2021-01-04Man overboard from S/V bison in vicinity 11-22.80S 136-58.47E at 040005Z jan
- HYDROPAC 28/21 · Incidents2021-01-04 → 2021-01-04Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 10.4 meter S/V bison in vicinity 11-22.80S 136-58.47E at 040005Z jan
- HYDROPAC 3/21 · Derelicts2021-01-01 → 2021-01-04Derelict 20 meter vessel adrift in vicinity 09-32.0S 131-43.4E at 010221Z jan
- HYDROPAC 3884/20 · Derelicts2020-12-31 → 2021-01-03Derelict 30 meter vessel adrift in 09-27.4S 131-17.3E at 310033Z dec
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.