Makassar Strait

IHO sea area 48m · 116° to 121° E, -6° to 1° N

in force
2
last 12 months
2
archive messages
81
categories
11

What the archive shows

81 messages are recorded since 1997-09-28 for the Makassar Strait. The selection uses the IHO sea area; a message may describe an exercise, equipment outage or continuing operation as well as a hazard report.

Quakes accounts for 28 of 81 recorded messages (35%), 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. HYDROPAC 241/26 · Surveys2026-01-27
    A survey vessel in Makassar Strait, Indonesia, is towing twelve 10,050-meter cables until further notice; wide berth requested.
  2. NAVAREA XI 34/26 · Cable ops2026-01-27
    Seismic survey is being conducted by vessel Ramform Sovereign towing twelve 10050-meter cables in Selat Makasar until further notice.

Longest in force

  1. NAVAREA XI 34/26 · Cable ops2026-01-27
    Seismic survey is being conducted by vessel Ramform Sovereign towing twelve 10050-meter cables in Selat Makasar until further notice.
  2. HYDROPAC 241/26 · Surveys2026-01-27
    A survey vessel in Makassar Strait, Indonesia, is towing twelve 10,050-meter cables until further notice; wide berth requested.

By year

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By month (all years)

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By category · available archive

Quakes2835%
Cable ops1923%
Incidents1620%
Piracy56%
Wrecks34%
Surveys34%
Derelicts22%
Other22%
Structures11%
Spills11%
Towing11%

Archive · 79 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 2045/14 · Incidents2014-07-11 → 2014-07-13
    F/V marhaban 04 unreported
  2. HYDROPAC 980/14 · Cable ops2014-04-07 → 2014-04-18
    Seismic survey in progress until 17 apr by M/V western monarch towing eight three mile long cables in area…
  3. HYDROPAC 600/14 · Cable ops2014-03-02 → 2014-04-16
    Seismic survey in progress until 15 apr by M/V cgg amadeus towing eight 6000 meter long cables in area bound…
  4. HYDROPAC 234/14 · Cable ops2014-01-23 → 2014-04-01
    Seismic survey in progress until 31 mar by M/V western monarch towing 12 four mile long cables in area bound…
  5. HYDROPAC 1356/12 · Cable ops2012-05-14 → 2012-06-20
    Seismic survey 190001Z may to 200001Z jun by M/V akademik fersman towing 9000 meter long cable in area bound…
  6. USGS-USP000JCCS · Quakes2011-12-19 → 2011-12-22
    47 km ssw of palu, indonesia
  7. HYDROPAC 2896/11 · Cable ops2011-10-15 → 2011-11-04
    Seismic survey in progress until 15 nov by M/V orient explorer towing four two mile long cables in area…
  8. HYDROPAC 487/11 · Cable ops2011-02-13 → 2011-03-11
    Seismic survey in progress until 10 mar by M/V orient explorer towing four three mile long cables in area…
  9. HYDROPAC 426/11 · Cable ops2011-02-05 → 2011-02-13
    Seismic survey in progress until 12 feb by M/V orient explorer towing three mile long cable in area bound by…
  10. HYDROPAC 2282/10 · Cable ops2010-10-28 → 2010-12-31
    Seismic survey in progress until 30 dec by M/V reflect resolution towing four four mile long cables in area…
  11. HYDROPAC 2240/10 · Cable ops2010-10-26 → 2010-12-01
    Seismic survey in progress until 30 nov by M/V akademik fersman towing 9000 meter long cable in area bound…
  12. HYDROPAC 1921/10 · Cable ops2010-09-20 → 2010-10-26
    Seismic survey 22 sep thru 31 oct by M/V akademik fersman towing 9000 meter long cable in area bound by…
  13. HYDROPAC 1025/10 · Towing2010-05-17 → 2010-06-26
    30 meter M/V atlantic 3, black hull, towing 96 meter barge atlantic 5, black hull, unreported to kintop,…
  14. HYDROPAC 1627/09 · Cable ops2009-09-10 → 2009-10-21
    Cable laying operations 14 sep until further notice by cableship rene descartes vicinity of tracklines…
  15. USGS-USP000H1BV · Quakes2009-09-08 → 2009-09-11
    249 km wnw of gorontalo, indonesia
  16. USGS-USP000GUHM · Quakes2009-03-02 → 2009-03-05
    21 km s of palu, indonesia
  17. HYDROPAC 2559/08 · Cable ops2008-12-26 → 2009-01-16
    Seismic survey in progress until 15 jan 09 by M/V orient explorer towing four three mile long cables in area…
  18. USGS-USP000FY76 · Quakes2008-02-05 → 2008-02-08
    100 km w of majene, indonesia
  19. HYDROPAC 45/06 · Cable ops2006-01-09 → 2006-02-12
    Seismic survey 110001Z jan to 250001Z feb by M/V zephyr 1 towing 8500 meter long cable in area bound by…
  20. USGS-USP000DUVX · Quakes2005-07-09 → 2005-07-12
    31 km sse of palu, 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.