Wrecks

Nga chart 74290 (12TH ed)

Arafura Sea · HYDROPAC 78/10

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2010-01-23 10:36Z

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 10/10 150655Z JAN 10.. Issued 2010-01-15 07:12Z. 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, 141.053. 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: 2010-01-15 07:12Z
status: Archived notice
authority: AUSCOAST 10/10 150655Z JAN 10.
issued by: AUSCOAST
sea: Arafura Sea
position: -10.742, 141.053
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

TORRES STRAIT.
NGA CHART 74290 (12TH ED).
RACON AT CARPENTARIA SHOAL BUOY 10-44.5S 141-03.2E UNRELIABLE.

Reading this warning

Chart reference: The number of the nautical chart on which the reported position lies.
RACON (radar beacon): A radar beacon on a buoy, lighthouse or structure that answers a ship's radar with a Morse-code mark on the screen.
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.
Inoperative / unreliable / off air: An aid or radio service is not working as charted or published.

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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 10-44.49S 141-03.38E unlit2023-08-10
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

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 2026-10-02 14:22Z; 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.