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 2270/13 · Incidents2013-07-31 → 2013-08-01
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, disabled and taking on water in 06-27.7S 104-59.8E at 311828Z jul
  2. HYDROPAC 1758/13 · Incidents2013-06-17 → 2013-06-18
    Vessel, 63 persons on board, diabled and sinking in 06-28.93S 105-10.11E
  3. HYDROPAC 783/13 · Wrecks2013-03-21 → 2013-03-23
    Selat Sunda
  4. HYDROPAC 667/13 · Incidents2013-03-08 → 2013-03-12
    40 foot F/V, green hull, 53 persons on board, disabled and adrift vicinity 06-00S 105-45E
  5. HYDROPAC 83/13 · Incidents2013-01-09 → 2013-01-09
    M/V emeline sank in 06-17.74S 118-52.62E at 090250Z jan
  6. HYDROPAC 3405/12 · Incidents2012-12-02 → 2012-12-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 03-14.0S 109-51.5E at 012155Z dec
  7. HYDROPAC 2365/12 · Incidents2012-08-19 → 2012-09-29
    Singapore to bali
  8. HYDROPAC 2125/12 · Incidents2012-07-26 → 2012-07-26
    Vessel, 60 persons on board, disabled and adrift between madura island (07-00.0S 113-20.0E) and pulau goagoa…
  9. USGS-USP000JMNP · Quakes2012-06-12 → 2012-06-15
    37 km se of bandar lampung, indonesia
  10. USGS-USP000JHZ5 · Quakes2012-04-14 → 2012-04-17
    63 km sw of labuan, indonesia
  11. HYDROPAC 995/12 · Incidents2012-04-07 → 2012-04-08
    Vessel, 120 persons on board, disabled and taking on water, in 06-28.4S 105-28.3E at 072220Z apr
  12. HYDROPAC 3397/11 · Other2011-12-06 → 2011-12-09
    20 meter F/V anchored and partially submerged in 04-15.8S 110-53.8E
  13. USGS-USP000JBH2 · Quakes2011-11-28 → 2011-12-01
    163 km nnw of pototano, indonesia
  14. HYDROPAC 2032/11 · Cable ops2011-07-15 → 2011-07-31
    Seismic survey in progress until 30 jul by M/V nordic energy towing 4500 meter long cable in area bound by…
  15. USGS-USP000HVN3 · Quakes2011-03-10 → 2011-03-13
    178 km nne of gili air, indonesia
  16. HYDROPAC 2801/10 · Piracy2010-12-16 → 2010-12-25
    M/V attacked in 05-33.6S 106-59.2E at 141505Z dec
  17. HYDROPAC 1485/10 · Piracy2010-07-21 → 2010-07-31
    Vessel attacked in 03-03.5S 107-18.4E at 180617Z jul
  18. HYDROPAC 830/10 · Piracy2010-04-21 → 2010-05-05
    Four pirates armed with knives boarded vessel anchored in 06-02.4S 106-54.1E at 192045Z apr
  19. HYDROPAC 2387/09 · Cable ops2009-12-20 → 2009-12-28
    Seismic survey in progress until 27 dec by M/V nordic energy towing 6000 meter long cable in area bound by…
  20. HYDROPAC 2311/09 · Cable ops2009-12-09 → 2009-12-21
    Seismic survey 091200Z thru 202359Z dec by M/V nordic energy towing 6000 meter long cable in area bound by…

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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