Carpentaria shoal buoy 10-44.49S 141-03.38E unlit
Arafura Sea · HYDROPAC 2581/23
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2023-08-12 09:31Z
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) · AUSCOAST 188/23 100829Z AUG 23.. Issued 2023-08-10 09:07Z. 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 -10.742, 141.056. 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
- Cancel HYDROPAC 2581/23 and this msg, aid restoredlater cancellation notice
These reports were linked by category and sea, with positions within 30 nautical miles and issue dates within 30 days of another report's recorded in-force span. Links can extend through other members, so the full group can cover a larger area or period. Proximity does not confirm that they describe one incident.
- HYDROPAC 1440/232023-05-01 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 2581/23 · this notice2023-08-10 · Archived notice
- issued
- 2023-08-10 09:07Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- AUSCOAST 188/23 100829Z AUG 23.
- issued by
- AUSCOAST
- sea
- Arafura Sea
- position
- -10.742, 141.056
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
GULF OF CARPENTARIA. AUSTRALIA. DNC 05. CARPENTARIA SHOAL BUOY 10-44.49S 141-03.38E UNLIT.
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.
- Shoal / reported depth
- Water shallower than the chart shows — a newly found shoal, a reported depth, or less water than charted.
- 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.
- Unlit / extinguished
- A light, buoy or structure that is not showing its charted light.
Collected reports in this area · wrecks & obstructions
21 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.
- Carpentaria shoal buoy 10-44.50S 141-03.20E unlit2023-05-01
- Ackers shoal light 10-18.6S 142-48.7E unlit2014-11-25
- Cancel HYDROPAC 3659/132013-11-27
- Australia-northeast Coast2013-11-26
- Torres Strait2013-03-25
- Vessel aground in 11-35.7S 142-56.4E at 162116Z jun2012-06-16
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
- Derelict ten meter vessel adrift in 11-55.02S 141-54.27E at 020629Z augDerelicts · 86.5 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
38 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-30 23:52Z; source collection times vary.
Wrecks
Dangerous wrecks, shoals and submerged obstructions. All current wrecks & obstructions →
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.