Weipa dpgs station 12-39.2S 141-51.6E inoperative
Arafura Sea · HYDROPAC 828/16
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2016-03-22 09:26Z
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 62/16 220545Z MAR 16.. Issued 2016-03-22 08:14Z. 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 -12.653, 141.860. 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 828/16 and this msg, station restoredlater cancellation notice
- issued
- 2016-03-22 08:14Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- AUSCOAST 62/16 220545Z MAR 16.
- issued by
- AUSCOAST
- sea
- Arafura Sea
- position
- -12.653, 141.860
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
GULF OF CARPENTARIA. AUSTRALIA-NORTHEAST COAST. DNC 05. CHART 74289. WEIPA DPGS STATION 12-39.2S 141-51.6E INOPERATIVE.
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.
- Chart reference
- The number of the nautical chart on which the reported position lies.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · other warnings
72 within 180 nm since 1999 · 4 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.
- Nardana patches current meter in position 10-30.29S 142-14.63E unreliable2026-09-24
- Nardana patches current meter in position 10-30.29S 142-14.63E inoperative2026-08-31
- Booby island (weather station) in position 10-36.15S 141-54.61E inoperative2026-08-21
- Booby island (tide gauge) in position 10-36.15S 141-54.61E inoperative2026-08-21
- Twin island light 10-27.78S 142-26.89E at reduced intensity2024-04-03
- Virtual AIS aid to navigation isolated danger mark established in 10-34.33S 142-04.04E2023-11-07
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 · 44.3 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
23 other warnings listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 02:25Z; 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.