Java Sea
IHO sea area 48n · 105° to 119° E, -8° to -2° N
- in force
- 2
- last 12 months
- 5
- archive messages
- 326
- categories
- 11
What the archive shows
326 messages are recorded since 1997-01-19 for the Java 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 187 of 326 recorded messages (57%), 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 2026-08-24 03:00ZA sunken wreck exists in the Java Sea at 04-14-42S 113-44-18E.
In force now · 2
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By category · available archive
| Incidents | 187 | 57% |
| Cable ops | 45 | 14% |
| Quakes | 43 | 13% |
| Derelicts | 13 | 4% |
| Wrecks | 9 | 3% |
| Piracy | 8 | 2% |
| Other | 8 | 2% |
| Surveys | 7 | 2% |
| Containers | 4 | 1% |
| Ordnance | 1 | 0% |
| Missiles | 1 | 0% |
Ports on this sea · 21
Busiest first by annual vessel calls (IMF PortWatch); each port page shows the warnings within 60 nm, its World Port Index profile and monthly port calls.
- Tanjung Priok · Indonesia36 archived
- Surabaya · Indonesia16 archived
- Gresik · Indonesia16 archived
- Banjarmasin · Indonesia1 archived
- Panjang · Indonesia33 archived
- Banten · Indonesia52 archived
- Tanjung Sekong · Indonesia49 archived
- Semarang · Indonesia3 archived
- Tuban · Indonesia15 archived
- Tanjung Geren · Indonesia52 archived
- Merak Mas Terminal · Indonesia51 archived
- Sampit · Indonesia1 archived
- Probolinggo · Indonesia15 archived
- Indonesia - Offshore Oil Terminal 12 · Indonesia18 archived
- Indonesia - Offshore Oil Terminal 10 · Indonesia18 archived
Archive · 324 cancelled
- HYDROPAC 2646/26 · Wrecks2026-09-13 → 2026-09-14A dangerous wreck lies in the Java Sea, Indonesia, at 04-32.53S 114-01.60E.
- USGS-US7000TGRK · Quakes2026-09-11 → 2026-09-14A magnitude 6.5 earthquake occurs 126 km north-northeast of Teluknaga, Indonesia, at depth 372 km on 11 September 2026.
- HYDROPAC 2417/26 · Wrecks2026-08-24 → 2026-08-24A dangerous wreck is located in the Java Sea, Indonesia at 04-14.70S 113-44.30E.
- USGS-US6000RDTA · Quakes2025-09-30 → 2025-10-0331 km ese of kalianget, indonesia
- HYDROPAC 3571/24 · Surveys2024-11-18 → 2025-02-10Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V geo coral towing 12 8100 meter long cables in area…
- HYDROPAC 1549/24 · Incidents2024-05-09 → 2026-08-14Vessel, four persons on board, unreported bali (08-24.54S 115-11.33E) to malaysia
- HYDROPAC 1108/24 · Incidents2024-04-07 → 2024-04-26Man overboard from MV guo yuan 12 in vicinity 04-33.80S 115-44.40E at 060340Z apr
- USGS-US6000MKFZ · Quakes2024-03-22 → 2024-03-25110 km n of paciran, indonesia
- USGS-US6000MKEJ · Quakes2024-03-22 → 2024-03-25117 km n of paciran, indonesia
- HYDROPAC 819/24 · Incidents2024-03-12 → 2024-03-29M/V pari kudos, one persons on board, sank in 05-58.64S 106-40.56E on 11 mar
- HYDROPAC 811/24 · Missiles2024-03-11 → 2024-03-11Hazardous operations, space debris 111622Z to 112022Z mar in vicinity 05-40.00S 110-12.00E
- HYDROPAC 667/24 · Incidents2024-02-26 → 2024-03-15F/V lautan samudera II on fire and taking on water on 25 feb in 06-18.50S 116-28.50E
- HYDROPAC 545/24 · Cable ops2024-02-16 → 2024-02-24Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship teneo in 05-51.20S 106-03.80E
- HYDROPAC 319/24 · Incidents2024-01-26 → 2024-02-16Vessel symphony one, five persons onboard, disabled and adrift in 03-38.04S 107-26.46E at 262200Z jan
- HYDROPAC 261/24 · Incidents2024-01-22 → 2024-01-24M/V putra sumber mas, 15 persons on board, unreported
- HYDROPAC 3677/23 · Incidents2023-11-22 → 2023-11-28Man overboard from vessel km tiger tg 1 in 03-33.20S 108-24.60E
- HYDROPAC 3623/23 · Incidents2023-11-17 → 2023-12-08Man overboard from vessel km putri angkut 1 in 04-26.50S 108-17.50E on 16 nov
- HYDROPAC 3390/23 · Cable ops2023-10-26 → 2026-08-14Cable operations by the cable ship Ile de Re are underway in the Java Sea and Makassar Strait from October 27 until further notice.
- USGS-US7000KUFX · Quakes2023-09-09 → 2023-09-12176 km nne of gili air, indonesia
- USGS-US7000KRK4 · Quakes2023-08-28 → 2023-08-31156 km n of pototano, indonesia
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.