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Containers, derelicts & drifting objects map
Navigational warnings about containers lost overboard, derelict vessels and debris. Markers retain the position reported in each notice: drifting objects may have moved since then.
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This page shows 53 records, 52 with map markers, out of 8,653 matching records. Latest issue date in this selection: 2026-09-06. Counts are reports, not unique objects.
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Reported records
Newest issued first · 8601–8653 of 8,653
Archived / cancelled· Derelicts· 1999-04-26
45 foot derelict S/V qampeska reported adrift in 28-46.4N 075-17.7W
NAVAREA IV 117/99 · North Atlantic Ocean · Reported point
Archived / cancelled· Derelicts· 1999-04-24
Fishing vessel adrift and on fire in vicinity 25-05N 122-36E
HYDROPAC 336/99 · Eastern China Sea · Reported point
Archived / cancelled· Containers· 1999-04-23
Several containers adrift vicinity 35-26S 156-12E at 222000Z apr
HYDROPAC 334/99 · Tasman Sea · Reported point
Archived / cancelled· Debris· 1999-04-22
Cancel HYDROLANT 795/99 and this msg, object was unlit buoy adrift
HYDROLANT 797/99 · Sea not assigned · No mapped position
Archived / cancelled· Containers· 1999-04-21
Six containers adrift vicinity 46-38N 006-56W at 210900Z apr
HYDROLANT 787/99 · North Atlantic Ocean · Reported point
Archived / cancelled· Derelicts· 1999-04-15
F/V kosin maru adrift due to engine problems vicinity 27-01N 143-09E at 142000Z apr
HYDROPAC 300/99 · North Pacific Ocean · Reported point
Archived / cancelled· Containers· 1999-03-29
Container reported adrift in 53-59N 005-02W at 291145Z mar
HYDROLANT 607/99 · Irish Sea and St. George's Channel · Reported point
Archived / cancelled· Derelicts· 1999-03-08
Derelict 38 foot S/V michael laurie, white hull with green trim, adrift in 23-06-24N 091-15-30W
NAVAREA IV 61/99 · Gulf of Mexico · Reported point
Archived / cancelled· Derelicts· 1999-03-08
Derelict F/V kalyu 8 on fire and adrift in 44-40S 059-49W
HYDROLANT 460/99 · South Atlantic Ocean · Reported point
Archived / cancelled· Derelicts· 1999-03-01
Derelict sailing vessel adrift vicinity 21-09N 021-10W at 012000Z mar
HYDROLANT 426/99 · North Atlantic Ocean · Reported point
Archived / cancelled· Derelicts· 1999-03-01
Derelict 6788 ton M/V andhika adiratna adrift in vicinity 23-47.6N 121-58.0E at 281100Z feb
HYDROPAC 162/99 · Philippine Sea · Reported point
Archived / cancelled· Derelicts· 1999-02-28
Derelict 6788 ton M/V andhika adiratna adrift in 23-49.0N 122-10.4E at 280140Z feb
HYDROPAC 156/99 · Philippine Sea · Reported point
Archived / cancelled· Debris· 1999-02-27
100 meter fishing cables with buoys adrift in vicinity 41-55N 015-40E at 261300Z feb
HYDROLANT 407/99 · Adriatic Sea · Reported point
Archived / cancelled· Debris· 1999-02-26
Buoy adrift in vicinity 36-58.7N 012-05.8E
HYDROLANT 402/99 · Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin · Reported point
Archived / cancelled· Debris· 1999-02-16
Lit buoy adrift in 37-27N 010-43E
HYDROLANT 347/99 · Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin · Reported point
Archived / cancelled· Containers· 1999-02-15
Container adrift in vicinity 44-47N 008-27W at 151610Z feb
HYDROLANT 343/99 · North Atlantic Ocean · Reported point
Archived / cancelled· Containers· 1999-02-15
Container adrift between 35-03.6N 070-29.7W and 35-10.8N 069-50.0W at 151000Z feb
NAVAREA IV 49/99 · North Atlantic Ocean · Representative area centre
Archived / cancelled· Debris· 1999-02-11
45 foot F/V crazy five sunk in 33-00.7N 079-07.7W
NAVAREA IV 43/99 · North Atlantic Ocean · Reported point
Archived / cancelled· Containers· 1999-02-08
Numerous containers adrift in vicinity 25-17N 054-27E
HYDROPAC 112/99 · Persian Gulf · Reported point
Archived / cancelled· Containers· 1999-02-08
Numerous containers adrift in vicinity 25-17N 054-27E
HYDROLANT 295/99 · Persian Gulf · Reported point
Archived / cancelled· Debris· 1999-02-08
Large quantity of timber lost overboard in 51-49.0N 002-24.7E at 072130Z feb
HYDROLANT 289/99 · North Sea · Reported point
Archived / cancelled· Containers· 1999-02-07
40 foot container adrift in vicinity 51-45.2N 002-30.9E at 071524Z feb
HYDROLANT 286/99 · North Sea · Reported point
Archived / cancelled· Derelicts· 1999-02-07
Vessel submerged by stern and adrift in 28-35.24N 074-35.20W at 062330Z feb
NAVAREA IV 35/99 · North Atlantic Ocean · Reported point
Archived / cancelled· Derelicts· 1999-02-06
Derelict M/V mersinia adrift and on fire in vicinity 21-58N 018-00W
HYDROLANT 277/99 · North Atlantic Ocean · Reported point
Archived / cancelled· Derelicts· 1999-02-04
44 meter barge adrift in vicinity 11-11.3N 109-12.0E at 030300Z feb
HYDROPAC 99/99 · South China Sea · Reported point
Archived / cancelled· Derelicts· 1999-02-04
42 foot derelict fishing vessel adrift in 30-29N 080-10W
NAVAREA IV 32/99 · North Atlantic Ocean · Reported point
Archived / cancelled· Derelicts· 1999-02-04
Derelict M/V mersina on fire and adrift in 22-23N 017-10W at 040500Z feb
HYDROLANT 258/99 · North Atlantic Ocean · Reported point
Archived / cancelled· Containers· 1999-02-03
Container adrift in vicinity 45-35N 007-53W
HYDROLANT 251/99 · North Atlantic Ocean · Reported point
Archived / cancelled· Derelicts· 1999-02-01
Derelict M/V lista adrift in 12-48N 017-45W at 311400Z jan
HYDROLANT 219/99 · North Atlantic Ocean · Reported point
Archived / cancelled· Derelicts· 1999-01-31
42 foot F/V partially submerged and adrift in vicinity 29-52N 080-19W
NAVAREA IV 27/99 · North Atlantic Ocean · Reported point
Archived / cancelled· Containers· 1999-01-25
Two containers adrift in vicinity 46-10N 007-20W at 251035Z jan
HYDROLANT 162/99 · North Atlantic Ocean · Reported point
Archived / cancelled· Derelicts· 1999-01-23
Submerged vessel, three masts, adrift vicinity 17-04.0N 117-39.4E at 222345Z jan
HYDROPAC 67/99 · South China Sea · Reported point
Archived / cancelled· Derelicts· 1999-01-13
25 meter fishing vessel partially submerged and adrift in vicinity 30-49.7N 124-28.0E at 122345Z jan
HYDROPAC 38/99 · Eastern China Sea · Reported point
Archived / cancelled· Containers· 1999-01-12
49 containers lost overboard 17 dec from M/V ultra bremer in area bound by 33-32S 052-18W, 33-37S 052-14W,…
HYDROLANT 71/99 · South Atlantic Ocean · Representative area centre
Archived / cancelled· Derelicts· 1999-01-11
52 meter barge elnusa 2, black hull, adrift in 10-51N 108-48E on 08 jan
HYDROPAC 33/99 · South China Sea · Reported point
Archived / cancelled· Containers· 1999-01-04
Four containers overboard 04 jan from M/V sea land freedom between 34-00N 039-54W and 34-00N 042-13W
NAVAREA IV 3/99 · North Atlantic Ocean · Representative area centre
Archived / cancelled· Derelicts· 1999-01-03
20 meter fishing vessel awash and adrift vicinity 12-59S 124-04E at 022200Z jan
HYDROPAC 9/99 · Indian Ocean · Reported point
Archived / cancelled· Derelicts· 1999-01-02
18 meter M/V coastal surveyor adrift in 46-31.8N 007-10.4W at 020420Z jan
HYDROLANT 4/99 · North Atlantic Ocean · Reported point
Archived / cancelled· Containers· 1998-12-27
40 foot container adrift in vicinity 43-18.3N 036-36.9W
NAVAREA IV 371/98 · North Atlantic Ocean · Reported point
Archived / cancelled· Containers· 1998-12-18
49 containers lost overboard from M/V ultra bremer in vicinity 33-42S 052-55W on 17 dec
HYDROLANT 2425/98 · South Atlantic Ocean · Reported point
Archived / cancelled· Derelicts· 1998-12-14
80 meter vessel adrift in vicinity 36-57N 013-15E
HYDROLANT 2396/98 · Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin · Reported point
Archived / cancelled· Containers· 1998-12-13
42 containers adrift between 16-50N 113-05E and 16-10N 112-55E at 130200Z dec
HYDROPAC 968/98 · South China Sea · Representative area centre
Archived / cancelled· Derelicts· 1998-12-05
Derelict F/V reported adrift in 17-54S 146-22E at 050300Z dec
HYDROPAC 942/98 · Coral Sea · Reported point
Archived / cancelled· Containers· 1998-12-04
Three containers adrift in vicinity 36-42N 038-19W at 040135Z dec
HYDROLANT 2329/98 · North Atlantic Ocean · Reported point
Archived / cancelled· Containers· 1998-12-04
Three containers adrift in vicinity 36-42N 038-19W at 040135Z dec
NAVAREA IV 340/98 · North Atlantic Ocean · Reported point
Archived / cancelled· Derelicts· 1998-11-21
Derelict S/V janamarie II, dismasted and adrift in 28-43S 162-50E at 202100Z nov
HYDROPAC 893/98 · South Pacific Ocean · Reported point
Archived / cancelled· Containers· 1998-11-19
Two containers adrift in vicinity 23-50N 118-18E and 23-48N 118-16E at 180755Z nov
HYDROPAC 887/98 · South China Sea · Representative area centre
Archived / cancelled· Derelicts· 1998-11-18
Fishing vessel othori adrift in vicinity 55-53S 063-31.06W at 171739Z
HYDROLANT 2198/98 · South Atlantic Ocean · Reported point
Archived / cancelled· Derelicts· 1998-11-14
S/V stay-for-lunch adrift in 41-10N 006-50E at 131800Z nov
HYDROLANT 2171/98 · Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin · Reported point
Archived / cancelled· Debris· 1998-11-13
Eighty bundles of timber adrift vicinity 46-10N 007-37W
HYDROLANT 2167/98 · North Atlantic Ocean · Reported point
Archived / cancelled· Containers· 1997-08-28
Containers adrift in vicinity 48-33N 005-35W at 281300Z aug
HYDROLANT 1268/97 · Celtic Sea · Reported point
Archived / cancelled· Derelicts· 1997-06-15
16 meter russian yacht andrei apostle, white hull, disabled with steering difficulties in 32-27S 114-40E at…
HYDROPAC 481/97 · Indian Ocean · Reported point
Archived / cancelled· Derelicts· 1996-11-24
Vessel, yellow bridge, three masts, awash and adrift in 04-48N 135-37E at 232305Z nov
HYDROPAC 1050/96 · North Pacific Ocean · Reported point
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