Incidents · sinking

M/V cahaya papua sinking in 04-50-56S 136-35-05E

Arafura Sea · HYDROPAC 1125/18

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2018-04-06 10:15Z

This notice comes from the historical archive. Its archived status does not establish when or how the reported situation ended.

Source and dates: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · RCC BASARNAS 220857Z MAR 18.. Issued 2018-03-22 09:34Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:38Z; last seen in collection 2026-08-17 15:46Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
Location covered: Arafura Sea. The parsed report position is -4.849, 136.585. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Original warning text

ARAFURA SEA.
INDONESIA.
DNC 05.
M/V CAHAYA PAPUA SINKING IN 04-50-56S 136-35-05E.
VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP
LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO RCC BASARNAS,
PHONE: 6221 6586 7510, FAX: 6221 6586 7512,
E-MAIL: KAGAHAR@BASARNAS.GO.ID,
KAGAHAR@YAHOO.COM, KAGAHAR@GMAIL.COM.

Reading this warning

DNC (Digital Nautical Chart): A reference to one of the regions of NGA's Digital Nautical Chart, used to tell the reader which charts a warning affects.
Position (degrees and minutes): How warnings write positions: degrees, a hyphen, then minutes, with N/S and E/W — 49-40.8N 003-43.8W.
Keep a sharp lookout: A request to every ship in the area to watch for the vessel, people or object described.
Assist if possible: The second half of the standard rescue request: ships able to help are asked to do so.
RCC / JRCC (Rescue Coordination Centre): The centre that organises search and rescue in its region; warnings ask ships to send their reports there.

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Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)

28 within 180 nm since 2000 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

Counts include repeat notices about the same situation. NGA archive coverage ends 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. The period between them is incomplete. An empty year is not evidence that no hazards occurred.

F/V km lomba 02, blue and white hull, nine persons on board, unreported2024-03-11
Man overboard from M/V sabuk nusantara 114 in 06-49.80S 138-23.85E at 100300Z apr2023-04-13
M/V mutia ladjoni 7 unreported2022-11-12
M/V usaha baru, 18 persons on board, sinking in vicinity 05-00.00S 136-00.00E on 05 jul2022-07-06
F/V heri jaya, 12 persons on board, unreported2022-05-20
Vessel 85 pk, seven persons on board, unreported2021-12-30

Month of issue in the collected archive

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Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.

Worldwide in the collected sources

0 distress & casualty cases (archived) listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 23:03Z; source collection times vary.

Incidents

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