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% |
Archive · 324 cancelled
- HYDROPAC 1705/06 · Cable ops2006-09-01 → 2006-09-19Submarine cable operations 01 thru 30 sep by cableship ile de sein along trackline joining 03-52.6S…
- HYDROPAC 1586/06 · Cable ops2006-08-18 → 2006-09-01Cable operations 21 aug thru 09 sep by cableship idle de sein along trackline joining 06-54.4S 112-30.4E,…
- USGS-USP000EP36 · Quakes2006-07-19 → 2006-07-2251 km wsw of labuan, indonesia
- USGS-USP000EGXJ · Quakes2006-05-12 → 2006-05-1521 km se of bandar lampung, indonesia
- HYDROPAC 686/06 · Piracy2006-04-17 → 2006-04-17Piracy/armed robbery attack vicinity 02-53.0S 107-18.0E at 161305Z apr
- HYDROPAC 559/05 · Cable ops2005-04-05 → 2005-05-11Seismic survey in progress until 10 may by M/V orient explorer towing three 4 mile long cables in area bound…
- HYDROPAC 558/05 · Cable ops2005-04-05 → 2005-04-25Seismic survey in progress until 070001Z may by M/V zephyr 1 towing 3000 meter long cable in area bound by…
- HYDROPAC 451/05 · Cable ops2005-03-15 → 2005-04-05Seismic survey 16 mar until further notice by M/V orient explorer towing four 3 mile long cables in area…
- USGS-USP000DDCZ · Quakes2005-01-15 → 2005-01-1866 km w of labuan, indonesia
- HYDROPAC 1919/04 · Incidents2004-12-15 → 2004-12-22Capsized 15 meter vessel adrift in 05-16.4S 112-46.0E at 150935Z dec
- USGS-USP000CX7Y · Quakes2004-06-06 → 2004-06-09118 km nne of bangkalan, indonesia
- HYDROPAC 361/04 · Cable ops2004-02-26 → 2004-03-16Seismic survey in progress until 20 mar by M/V zephyr 1 towing 8000 meter long cable in area bound by 07-55S…
- HYDROPAC 801/03 · Wrecks2003-05-08 → 2004-03-13Submerged obstruction reported in 05-11.7S 114-50.2E
- HYDROPAC 2192/02 · Cable ops2002-11-24 → 2002-12-19Seismic survey 25 nov thru 31 dec by M/V orient explorer towing 6500 meter long cable in area bound by…
- HYDROPAC 2156/02 · Cable ops2002-11-20 → 2002-12-30Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V geco eagle towing 2.5 mile long cable in area bound…
- USGS-USP000BAP7 · Quakes2002-08-26 → 2002-08-2984 km n of pamekasan, indonesia
- HYDROPAC 902/02 · Ordnance2002-05-14 → 2002-05-15Underwater ordnance detonations 150400Z to 151000Z may within 30 miles of 04-44S 111-20E
- HYDROPAC 772/02 · Cable ops2002-04-24 → 2002-04-30Underwater cable operations 250001Z to 302359Z apr by cableship iris along trackline between 05-52.0S…
- USGS-USP000AWH1 · Quakes2002-01-15 → 2002-01-1869 km w of labuan, indonesia
- HYDROPAC 50/02 · Cable ops2002-01-08 → 2002-01-23Seismic survey in progress until 22 jan by M/V veritas searcher towing three mile long cable in area bound…
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.