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.

In force now · 1

  1. AUSCOAST 303/26 · Surveys2026-09-28
    Vessel 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.

Longest in force

  1. AUSCOAST 303/26 · Surveys2026-09-28
    Vessel 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.

By year

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By month (all years)

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By category · available archive

Incidents17832%
Derelicts10919%
Debris7914%
Nav aids7013%
Surveys489%
Cable ops346%
Other244%
Quakes102%
Wrecks41%
Containers20%
Missiles10%
Exercises10%

Archive · 559 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 3128/24 · Surveys2024-09-25 → 2024-11-22
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V ocean surveyor along trackline joining…
  2. HYDROPAC 2462/24 · Cable ops2024-07-21 → 2024-11-22
    Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship ile d aix in area bound by 08-42.00S…
  3. HYDROPAC 1806/24 · Surveys2024-05-27 → 2025-02-10
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V seven oceans in vicinity 09-49.28S 130-16.00E
  4. HYDROPAC 1463/24 · Surveys2024-05-03 → 2026-08-14
    Underwater operations are in progress in the Timor Sea near Australia by the vessel Seven Oceans at 09-49.28S 130-16.01E until further notice. Three mile berth requested.
  5. HYDROPAC 1299/24 · Surveys2024-04-21 → 2024-04-23
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V happy sky in 12-14.5S 130-39.2E
  6. HYDROPAC 1167/24 · Incidents2024-04-11 → 2024-04-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 12-04.47S 130-41.07E at 110832Z apr
  7. HYDROPAC 863/24 · Surveys2024-03-14 → 2024-05-02
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V maersk master in 09-49.26S 130-16.14E
  8. HYDROPAC 710/24 · Surveys2024-03-02 → 2026-08-14
    Survey operations by vessel Geo Coral towing 12 five-mile cables in Timor Sea, Indonesia; seven-mile berth requested.
  9. HYDROPAC 709/24 · Surveys2024-03-02 → 2024-03-02
    Survey operations in progress by M/V geo coral towing five mile long cable in area bound by 10-54.00S…
  10. HYDROPAC 631/24 · Incidents2024-02-24 → 2024-03-15
    Distress signal received from six meter M/V on 406 mhz in vicinity 12-04.50S 131-18.70E at 232305Z feb
  11. HYDROPAC 107/24 · Surveys2024-01-10 → 2024-03-21
    Survey operations in progress by M/V geo coral towing 12 six mile long cables in area bound by 12-25.00S…
  12. HYDROPAC 46/24 · Nav aids2024-01-04 → 2024-01-25
    Lesueur island light 13-49.15S 127-16.02E unlit
  13. HYDROPAC 3656/23 · Incidents2023-11-20 → 2023-11-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from five meter vessel in 12-09.60S 131-14.50E at 200533Z nov
  14. HYDROPAC 3541/23 · Derelicts2023-11-10 → 2023-11-13
    Derelict six meter vessel, partially submerged in 12-01.60S 130-03.71E at 100153Z nov
  15. HYDROPAC 3330/23 · Incidents2023-10-20 → 2023-10-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from six meter vessel bad habits in 11-50.07S 130-07.13E at 200406Z oct
  16. HYDROPAC 2742/23 · Surveys2023-08-25 → 2023-08-28
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V lauri-j in area bound by 12-49.00S 128-28.00E,…
  17. HYDROPAC 2577/23 · Incidents2023-08-10 → 2023-08-11
    Vessel, white hull with maroon stripes, one person on board, overdue buffalo creek (12-20.30S 130-54.50E) to…
  18. HYDROPAC 2541/23 · Incidents2023-08-07 → 2023-08-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 12-00.80S 130-59.60E at 070130Z aug
  19. HYDROPAC 2414/23 · Nav aids2023-07-24 → 2023-09-07
    Lacrosse island light 14-44.28S 128-17.83E unlit
  20. HYDROPAC 2313/23 · Incidents2023-07-15 → 2023-07-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 12-21.00S 130-43.20E at 150205Z 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.

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