Derelicts

M/V vivierae II disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 08-47.08S 137-31.14E

Arafura Sea · HYDROPAC 730/23

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2023-03-06 08:09Z

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 0/23 050050Z MAR 23.. Issued 2023-03-05 00:56Z. 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 -8.785, 137.519. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued
2023-03-05 00:56Z
status
Archived notice
authority
RCC BASARNAS 0/23 050050Z MAR 23.
issued by
RCC BASARNAS
sea
Arafura Sea
position
-8.785, 137.519
vessel
M/V VIVIERAE II
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.
M/V VIVIERAE II DISABLED AND ADRIFT DUE TO
ENGINE FAILURE IN 08-47.08S 137-31.14E.
VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP
LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
REPORTS TO RCC BASARNAS,
PHONE: 6221 6586 7510, 6221 6586 7511, 622 4762 8345,
FAX: 6221 6586 7512,
E-MAIL: KAGAHAR@BASARNAS.GO.ID, SAR_SEMARANG@YAHOO.CO.ID,
RCC.INDONESIA@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.

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Collected reports in this area · derelict & adrift vessels

32 within 180 nm since 2001 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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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

No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.

Worldwide in the collected sources

6 derelict & adrift vessels listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 20:26Z; source collection times vary.

Derelicts

Abandoned, disabled or drifting vessels. All current derelict & adrift vessels →

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