Nga chart 74008 (6TH ed)
Arafura Sea · HYDROPAC 2247/07
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2008-03-15 08:27Z
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 AUSTRALIA SEA SAFETY 90/07 230601Z DEC 07.. Issued 2007-12-23 18:44Z. 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 -9.535, 136.047. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
- issued
- 2007-12-23 18:44Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- RCC AUSTRALIA SEA SAFETY 90/07 230601Z DEC 07.
- issued by
- RCC AUSTRALIA SEA SAFETY
- sea
- Arafura Sea
- position
- -9.535, 136.047
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
NGA CHART 74008 (6TH ED). VESSEL PARTIALLY SUBMERGED AND ANCHORED IN 09-32.1S 136-02.8E.
Reading this warning
- Chart reference
- The number of the nautical chart on which the reported position lies.
- Semi-submerged
- Floating at or just below the surface, so hard to see by eye or radar.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · other warnings
10 within 180 nm since 2004 · 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.
- Two 40 meter long fish havens with rope adrift in 09-52.5S 136-04.6E at 190724Z mar2022-03-19
- 15 meter long rope adrift in vicinity 09-43.3S 134-22.5E at 090402Z mar2022-03-09
- Net with float adrift in 09-39.7S 136-13.7E at 010822Z jan2020-01-01
- Fishing gear abandoned in 09-27S 139-05E2017-07-17
- Flares sighted in vicinity 12-01.5S 135-33.5E2016-12-12
- Possible abandoned 14 meter S/V viking, white hull, in 10-04.44S 134-38.31E at 030231Z oct2013-10-03
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
23 other warnings listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-29 08:36Z; source collection times vary.
Other
Everything the classifier did not place elsewhere. All current other warnings →
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.