M/V siskin disabled due to engine trouble in 13-53.16S 138-54.96E at 191100Z apr
Arafura Sea · HYDROPAC 1146/16
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2016-04-19 23:15Z
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) · JRCC AUSTRALIA 2418/16 UPDATE 191139Z APR 16.. Issued 2016-04-19 13:40Z. 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 -13.886, 138.916. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
- issued
- 2016-04-19 13:40Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- JRCC AUSTRALIA 2418/16 UPDATE 191139Z APR 16.
- issued by
- JRCC AUSTRALIA
- sea
- Arafura Sea
- position
- -13.886, 138.916
- vessel
- M/V SISKIN · 2 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
GULF OF CARPENTARIA. AUSTRALIA-NORTH COAST. DNC 05. M/V SISKIN DISABLED DUE TO ENGINE TROUBLE IN 13-53.16S 138-54.96E AT 191100Z APR. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO JRCC AUSTRALIA, PHONE: 612 6230 6811, FAX: 612 6230 6868, E-MAIL: RCCAUS@AMSA.GOV.AU.
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.
- Date-time group (DTG)
- A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · derelict & adrift vessels
15 within 180 nm since 2001 · 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.
- Derelict 30 meter F/V, steel hull, partially submerged and adrift in vicinity 13-02.5S 141-30.0E at 280920Z…2021-02-28
- Derelict 10.4 meter M/V bison adrift in vicinity 12-08.1S 137-10.1E at 040742Z jan2021-01-04
- Derelict F/V partially submerged and adrift in 12-12.9S 139-27.2E at 172200Z dec2019-12-18
- Derelict 56 foot S/V camelot, red hull, adrift in 11-43.25S 137-34.28E at 141400Z jun2014-06-15
- Derelict 12 meter M/V panacea five, white hull, adrift in 11-04.28S 139-24.07E at 160944Z nov2011-11-17
- Derelict vessel partially submerged and adrift vicinity 11-28.1S 140-27.2E2007-02-18
Month of issue in the collected archive
All available years combined. Uneven collection and repeat bulletins affect these counts; this chart does not measure the seasonality or probability of incidents.
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
4 derelict & adrift vessels listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-04 00:35Z; source collection times vary.
Derelicts
Abandoned, disabled or drifting vessels. All current derelict & adrift vessels →
Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.