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
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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 1436/20 · Other2020-05-14 → 2020-05-14Varzin passage C2 buoy 10-32.17S 141-51.95E unreliable
- HYDROPAC 1134/20 · Debris2020-04-08 → 2020-04-11Ten meter log adrift in 09-38.4S 134-01.0E at 080800Z apr
- HYDROPAC 1106/20 · Incidents2020-04-06 → 2020-04-06Vessel, 13 persons on board, unreported
- HYDROPAC 915/20 · Incidents2020-03-18 → 2020-03-19Man overboard from M/V golden wave in 09-49.4S 135-13.8E at 181650Z mar
- HYDROPAC 861/20 · Incidents2020-03-15 → 2020-03-23M/V sanjaya sinking in 06-23.31S 133-54.53E 15 persons on board at 150110Z mar
- HYDROPAC 778/20 · Nav aids2020-03-07 → 2020-08-14Duyfken point light 12-34.2S 141-35.9E unlit
- HYDROPAC 490/20 · Nav aids2020-02-12 → 2020-02-12Weipa dgps station 12-39.2S 141-51.6E inoperative
- HYDROPAC 460/20 · Incidents2020-02-10 → 2020-02-10Distress signal received in vicinity 09-02S 134-00E at 100720Z feb
- HYDROPAC 459/20 · Nav aids2020-02-10 → 2020-02-14Truant island light 11-40-13S 136-49-59E unlit
- HYDROPAC 431/20 · Incidents2020-02-08 → 2020-02-08Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 16-40.5S 139-24.7E at 080923Z feb
- HYDROPAC 393/20 · Nav aids2020-02-06 → 2020-02-08Duyfken point light 12-34.2S 141-35.9E unlit
- HYDROPAC 301/20 · Incidents2020-01-27 → 2020-01-27Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 12-36.0S 141-37.9E at 262353Z jan
- HYDROPAC 51/20 · Debris2020-01-04 → 2020-01-0750 meter long net adrift in 09-58.6S 136-11.4E at 040424Z jan
- HYDROPAC 11/20 · Other2020-01-01 → 2020-01-04Net with float adrift in 09-39.7S 136-13.7E at 010822Z jan
- HYDROPAC 4194/19 · Incidents2019-12-18 → 2020-01-03Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 14-43.1S 135-26.8E at 180916Z dec
- HYDROPAC 4193/19 · Derelicts2019-12-18 → 2019-12-21Derelict F/V partially submerged and adrift in 12-12.9S 139-27.2E at 172200Z dec
- HYDROPAC 4105/19 · Debris2019-12-12 → 2019-12-1517 meter log adrift in vicinity 09-05.3S 131-29.8E at 120029Z dec
- HYDROPAC 4031/19 · Debris2019-12-06 → 2019-12-09Fishing net adrift in 10-39.88S 131-46.10E at 060010Z dec
- HYDROPAC 3969/19 · Debris2019-12-02 → 2019-12-05Fishing net adrift in vicinity 10-32.9S 131-31.5E at 012359Z dec
- HYDROPAC 3958/19 · Debris2019-12-01 → 2019-12-04Fishing net adrift in 10-33.06S 131-38.05E at 302348Z nov
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.