S/V disabled and adrift due to broken rudder in 08-13.97S 135-31.87E
Arafura Sea · HYDROPAC 2511/17
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2017-07-22 11:20Z
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 220818Z JUL 17.. Issued 2017-07-22 09:01Z. 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 -8.233, 135.531. 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
- 13.8 meter S/V balikcil, two person on board, disabled and adrift due to broken rudder in 07-58.67S…later cancellation notice
- issued
- 2017-07-22 09:01Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- RCC BASARNAS 220818Z JUL 17.
- issued by
- RCC BASARNAS
- sea
- Arafura Sea
- position
- -8.233, 135.531
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
ARAFURA SEA. DNC 05. S/V DISABLED AND ADRIFT DUE TO BROKEN RUDDER IN 08-13.97S 135-31.87E. 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.
- Adrift
- Loose and moving with wind and current — a vessel, container, buoy, log or anything else no longer secured.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · derelict & adrift vessels
43 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 nine meter lifeboat adrift in vicinity 09-08.60S 132-48.00E at 0404418Z mar2024-03-04
- 15 meter F/V adrift in vicinity 09-39.07S 135-58.66E at 292205Z feb2024-03-01
- M/V vivierae II disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 08-47.08S 137-31.14E2023-03-05
- Derelict vessel partially submerged and adrift in 09-06.0S 133-01.3E at 200713Z jan2021-01-20
- Derelict 20 meter vessel adrift in 10-47.3S 135-45.2E at 181107Z jan2021-01-18
- 20 meter vessel adrift in 10-20.26S 133-59.28E at 100700Z jan2021-01-10
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 2026-10-03 23:17Z; 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.