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 1914/09 · Cable ops2009-10-22 → 2010-03-29
    Cable laying operations 25 oct until further notice by cableship rene descartes vicinity of tracklines…
  2. USGS-USP000H325 · Quakes2009-10-16 → 2009-10-19
    69 km wsw of labuan, indonesia
  3. HYDROPAC 52/09 · Cable ops2009-01-06 → 2009-01-14
    Submarine cable operations 07 thru 13 jan by cableship ile de re vicinity trackline between 06-50.3S…
  4. HYDROPAC 2560/08 · Cable ops2008-12-26 → 2009-01-03
    Cable laying operations in progress until 06 jan 09 by M/V ile de re vicinity of trackline joining 05-44.7S…
  5. HYDROPAC 2486/08 · Cable ops2008-12-14 → 2008-12-24
    Cable laying operations in progress until 23 dec by M/V ile de re vicinity of trackline joining 06-05.6S…
  6. HYDROPAC 2390/08 · Cable ops2008-12-04 → 2008-12-09
    Submarine cable operations in progress until 08 dec by M/V ile de re vicinity of trackline joining 06-05.6S…
  7. HYDROPAC 2321/08 · Cable ops2008-11-26 → 2008-12-04
    Submarine cable operations in progress until 04 dec by M/V ile de re vicinity of trackline joining 06-05.6S…
  8. HYDROPAC 1394/08 · Cable ops2008-07-23 → 2008-08-11
    Seismic survey in progress until 10 aug by M/V orient explorer towing four three mile long cables in area…
  9. HYDROPAC 1152/08 · Cable ops2008-06-19 → 2008-07-23
    Seismic survey in progress 20 jun thru 31 jul by M/V orient explorer towing three mile long cables in area…
  10. HYDROPAC 1037/08 · Incidents2008-05-30 → 2008-07-12
    77 meter M/V blue ocean 7, blue hull, unreported sulawesi to surabaya
  11. HYDROPAC 779/08 · Incidents2008-04-25 → 2008-04-25
    M/V veritas voyager taking on water in 03-41S 109-53E at 250845Z apr
  12. HYDROPAC 2136/07 · Cable ops2007-12-02 → 2007-12-26
    Cable laying operations 07 thru 25 dec vicinity of trackline joining 06-05.6S 106-47.8E, 05-56.7S 106-49.3E,…
  13. HYDROPAC 1802/07 · Incidents2007-10-17 → 2007-12-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 07-56.4S 113-48.4E at 171248Z oct
  14. USGS-USP000FJ6K · Quakes2007-08-08 → 2007-08-11
    35 km nne of rengasdengklok, indonesia
  15. USGS-USP000FJ6J · Quakes2007-08-08 → 2007-08-11
    42 km nnw of pamanukan, indonesia
  16. HYDROPAC 2528/06 · Cable ops2006-12-25 → 2007-01-01
    Cable operations in progress until 31 dec by cableship asean restoer in vicinity 06-04.16S 105-52.89E,…
  17. USGS-USP000F0W2 · Quakes2006-12-24 → 2006-12-27
    178 km nne of gili air, indonesia
  18. HYDROPAC 2144/06 · Cable ops2006-11-08 → 2007-01-11
    Seismic survey in progress until 10 jan 07 by M/V orient explorer towing four three mile long cables in area…
  19. HYDROPAC 2055/06 · Cable ops2006-10-28 → 2006-11-20
    Cable operations 30 oct thru 25 nov by cableship ile de re vicinity of trackline joining 06-47.8S 112-30.3E,…
  20. HYDROPAC 1841/06 · Cable ops2006-09-19 → 2006-09-22
    Cable laying operations in progress until 21 sep by cableship ile de sein vicinity of trackline joining…

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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