Incidents · sinking

F/V km setia makmur 06, 25 persons on board, sank in 08-28.00S 136-35.00E

Arafura Sea · HYDROPAC 1806/22

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2022-07-22 14:20Z

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 0/22 021404Z JUL 22.. Issued 2022-07-02 15:36Z. 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 -8.467, 136.583. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Current notices and reporting history in the Arafura Sea →

issued: 2022-07-02 15:36Z
status: Archived notice
authority: RCC BASARNAS 0/22 021404Z JUL 22.
issued by: RCC BASARNAS
sea: Arafura Sea
position: -8.467, 136.583
vessel: F/V KM SETIA MAKMUR 06
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

ARAFURA SEA.
INDONESIA.
DNC 05.
F/V KM SETIA MAKMUR 06, 25 PERSONS ON BOARD,
SANK IN 08-28.00S 136-35.00E. FIVE PERSONS
RESCUED, 20 PERSONS REMAIN MISSING.
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.
Persons on board (POB): The number of people reported aboard a vessel in distress, overdue or missing.
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)

48 within 180 nm since 1999 · 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.

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Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

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Worldwide in the collected sources

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Record snapshot 2026-10-02 00:23Z; source collection times vary.

Incidents

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