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.

In force now · 2

  1. NAVAREA XI 408/26 · Wrecks2026-09-13
    A sunken wreck lies in the Java Sea at 04-32-31.8S 114-01-36.0E.
  2. NAVAREA XI 386/26 · Wrecks2026-08-24
    A sunken wreck exists in the Java Sea at 04-14-42S 113-44-18E.

Longest in force

  1. NAVAREA XI 386/26 · Wrecks2026-08-24
    A sunken wreck exists in the Java Sea at 04-14-42S 113-44-18E.
  2. NAVAREA XI 408/26 · Wrecks2026-09-13
    A sunken wreck lies in the Java Sea at 04-32-31.8S 114-01-36.0E.

By year

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By month (all years)

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By category · available archive

Incidents18757%
Cable ops4514%
Quakes4313%
Derelicts134%
Wrecks93%
Piracy82%
Other82%
Surveys72%
Containers41%
Ordnance10%
Missiles10%

Archive · 324 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 3651/14 · Incidents2014-12-05 → 2014-12-13
    Vessel kitamaru, ten persons on board, sinking and crew abandoning ship in 04-35.10S 106-53.16E
  2. HYDROPAC 3590/14 · Incidents2014-11-30 → 2014-11-30
    M/V akbar disayang gt 105, white hull, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure
  3. USGS-USB000SRNQ · Quakes2014-10-30 → 2014-11-02
    157 km n of pototano, indonesia
  4. HYDROPAC 2834/14 · Incidents2014-09-24 → 2014-09-25
    Man overboard from F/V penges ruli mega harapan vicinity 06-38S 114-46E on 23 sep
  5. HYDROPAC 2811/14 · Incidents2014-09-22 → 2014-09-29
    M/V ligita sank vicinity 04-21S 107-06E
  6. HYDROPAC 2589/14 · Incidents2014-09-03 → 2014-09-05
    15 meter F/V cahaya abadi, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure vicinity 06-05S…
  7. HYDROPAC 2317/14 · Incidents2014-08-08 → 2014-08-14
    M/V andeswara, 37 persons on board, sinking vicinity maspari island (03-13S 106-13E) on 08 aug
  8. HYDROPAC 2310/14 · Derelicts2014-08-07 → 2014-08-09
    Tug enterprise and barge pacific star disabled and adrift in 05-12.39S 111-02.84E
  9. HYDROPAC 2291/14 · Incidents2014-08-05 → 2014-08-08
    M/V andeswara, 34 persons on board, sinking vicinity maspari island (03-13S 106-13E)
  10. HYDROPAC 2037/14 · Incidents2014-07-10 → 2014-07-11
    M/V sumangalo, 24 persons on board, requesting assistance vicinity 05-39S 117-43E at 102122Z jul
  11. HYDROPAC 1917/14 · Incidents2014-07-01 → 2014-07-06
    M/V tirta jaya sinking vicinity 05-30S 110-16E
  12. HYDROPAC 1515/14 · Incidents2014-05-28 → 2014-05-28
    M/V sweet istanbul, 23 persons on board, disabled and taking on water vicinity 06-00S 110-00E at 271530Z may
  13. HYDROPAC 1205/14 · Incidents2014-04-27 → 2014-04-27
    Man overboard from vessel swan river bridge in 05-52S 105-50E
  14. HYDROPAC 303/14 · Incidents2014-01-29 → 2014-02-10
    M/V jimi wijaya, 21 persons on board, unreported
  15. HYDROPAC 242/14 · Incidents2014-01-24 → 2014-02-01
    13 meter M/V km libur, white hull, two persons on board, unreported bangka (02-15.00S 106-00.00E) to jakarta
  16. HYDROPAC 232/14 · Incidents2014-01-23 → 2014-01-26
    Vessel km sahabat sinking in 05-45-07S 107-02-05E
  17. HYDROPAC 4032/13 · Cable ops2013-12-28 → 2014-02-16
    Seismic survey in progress until 15 feb 14 by M/V cgg amadeus towing eight 6000 meter long cables in area…
  18. HYDROPAC 3354/13 · Incidents2013-10-28 → 2013-11-09
    Man overboard from M/V ad matsu vicinity 04-50.539S 110-50.776E at 280520Z oct
  19. HYDROPAC 2733/13 · Incidents2013-09-11 → 2013-09-14
    M/V aviat 88 sank in 04-26S 115-19E at 080040Z sep
  20. HYDROPAC 2719/13 · Incidents2013-09-09 → 2013-09-11
    M/V aviat 88 sinking in 04-26S 115-19E at 080040Z sep

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

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