Timor Sea
IHO sea area 48i · 123° to 133° E, -16° to -8° N
- in force
- 1
- last 12 months
- 13
- archive messages
- 560
- categories
- 12
What the archive shows
560 messages are recorded since 1995-09-11 for the Timor 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 178 of 560 recorded messages (32%), 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 2026-09-28 04:25ZVessel Shark 1 is conducting hydrographic survey from 11-30.00 S to 12-22.00 S and 125-05.00 E to 126-01.00 E, supported by unmanned surface vessels; 2-nautical-mile clearance requested.
In force now · 1
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By category · available archive
| Incidents | 178 | 32% |
| Derelicts | 109 | 19% |
| Debris | 79 | 14% |
| Nav aids | 70 | 13% |
| Surveys | 48 | 9% |
| Cable ops | 34 | 6% |
| Other | 24 | 4% |
| Quakes | 10 | 2% |
| Wrecks | 4 | 1% |
| Containers | 2 | 0% |
| Missiles | 1 | 0% |
| Exercises | 1 | 0% |
Archive · 559 cancelled
- HYDROPAC 1774/19 · Surveys2019-05-30 → 2019-07-24Survey operations in progress until 01 aug by M/V pgs apollo towing ten five mile long cables in area bound…
- HYDROPAC 1682/19 · Nav aids2019-05-19 → 2019-05-22Lacrosse island light 14-44.3S 128-17.8E unlit
- HYDROPAC 1647/19 · Nav aids2019-05-16 → 2019-05-16Darwin dgps station 12-26.7S 130-57.5E inoperative
- HYDROPAC 1467/19 · Derelicts2019-05-02 → 2019-05-05Derelict raft adrift in vicinity 09-06.58S 130-10.73E at 020104Z may
- HYDROPAC 1258/19 · Debris2019-04-14 → 2019-04-17Debris adrift in 12-12.53S 124-46.77E at 140909Z apr 19
- HYDROPAC 1237/19 · Incidents2019-04-12 → 2019-04-26Man overboard from M/V bandar nelayan 262 in 09-50S 125-43E at 111043Z apr
- HYDROPAC 1011/19 · Debris2019-03-27 → 2019-03-30Ten meter long log adrift in vicinity 08-50.03S 129-50.25E at 270329Z mar
- HYDROPAC 961/19 · Incidents2019-03-23 → 2019-03-24M/V norakot, three persons on board, disabled due to engine failure in 10-09S 124-36E
- HYDROPAC 885/19 · Incidents2019-03-16 → 2019-03-17Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 11-57.50S 130-52.90E at 161054Z mar
- HYDROPAC 810/19 · Incidents2019-03-11 → 2019-03-11Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V rahmani in vicinity 11-15.1S 131-23.6E at 110002Z mar
- HYDROPAC 562/19 · Derelicts2019-02-18 → 2019-02-21Derelict 12 meter vessel adrift in vicinity 09-06.7S 130-38.9E at 180114Z feb
- HYDROPAC 474/19 · Nav aids2019-02-11 → 2019-02-13Lacrosse island light 14-44.3S 128-17.8E unlit
- HYDROPAC 4475/18 · Incidents2018-12-15 → 2018-12-16Four meter vessel nomad, three persons on board, overdue leaders creek (12-10.45S 131-06.85E) to cape hotham…
- HYDROPAC 3814/18 · Incidents2018-10-20 → 2018-10-20Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 12-21S 130-46E at 200730Z oct
- HYDROPAC 3750/18 · Surveys2018-10-15 → 2018-10-24Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V calypso star in 11-55S 124-51E
- HYDROPAC 3734/18 · Incidents2018-10-13 → 2018-10-13Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 13-07.87S 130-05.27E at 122349Z oct
- HYDROPAC 3584/18 · Incidents2018-09-30 → 2018-09-30Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 11 meter vessel taniwha in vicinity 11-57.3S 131-21.6E at 292345Z sep
- USGS-US1000GIIE · Quakes2018-08-28 → 2018-08-3177 km se of kupang, indonesia
- USGS-US1000GII0 · Quakes2018-08-28 → 2018-08-3192 km se of kupang, indonesia
- HYDROPAC 2561/18 · Incidents2018-07-13 → 2018-07-13Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 12-01.3S 130-40.7E at 130321Z jul
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.