Drifting containers in 2012

Shipping containers lost overboard and reported adrift or semi-submerged.

issued in 2012
46
still in force
0
vs 2011
-15%
first · last
01-05 · 12-23

By month

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D

By NAVAREA series

  • HYDROLANT28
  • HYDROPAC14
  • NAVAREA XII3
  • NAVAREA IV1

Where · top seas

North Atlantic Ocean1331%
North Pacific Ocean921%
Celtic Sea512%
South China Sea410%
Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin37%
South Atlantic Ocean25%
North Sea25%
Tasman Sea25%
Tyrrhenian Sea12%
South Pacific Ocean12%

All drifting containers issued in 2012 · 46

  1. HYDROLANT 3026/122012-12-23 → 2012-12-26
    Containers adrift vicinity 27-29S 007-40E
    Eastern South Atlantic · Namibia
  2. HYDROLANT 2962/122012-12-15 → 2012-12-18
    Numerous containers adrift vicinity 56-46.1N 001-33.7E at 151600Z dec
    North Sea
  3. NAVAREA XII 340/122012-12-10 → 2012-12-13
    Seven containers adrift between 53-24N 162-18W and 53-05N 161-57W on 09 dec
    Eastern North Pacific · Alaska
  4. HYDROPAC 3506/122012-12-10 → 2012-12-10
    Seven containers adrift between 53-24N 162-18W and 53-05N 161-57W on 09 dec
    Eastern North Pacific · Alaska
  5. NAVAREA XII 328/122012-12-01 → 2012-12-04
    Five containers adrift in 32-35.9N 172-38.3W
    North Pacific
  6. HYDROLANT 2561/122012-10-31 → 2012-11-03
    Container adrift in 48-51.6N 007-16.4W at 311330Z oct
    Eastern North Atlantic · Celtic Sea
  7. HYDROPAC 3041/122012-10-29 → 2012-11-01
    Six containers adrift in 20-34.98N 106-47.53E at 281230Z oct
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  8. HYDROPAC 2819/122012-10-08 → 2012-10-11
    15 to 20 containers adrift vicinity 41-03N 177-56E
    North Pacific
  9. HYDROLANT 2238/122012-09-25 → 2012-09-28
    Container adrift vicinity 49-26.1N 006-54.3W at 251205Z sep
    Celtic Sea · England-southwest Coast
  10. HYDROLANT 2197/122012-09-22 → 2012-09-25
    Container adrift vicinity 49-46.0N 006-52.5W at 220755Z sep
    Celtic Sea · England-southwest Coast
  11. HYDROLANT 2190/122012-09-21 → 2012-09-24
    Three containers adrift vicinity 49-49.6N 006-42.8W at 211645Z sep
    Celtic Sea · England-southwest Coast
  12. HYDROLANT 2167/122012-09-19 → 2012-09-22
    Container adrift vicinity 49-40.2N 006-50.7W at 190930Z sep
    England-southwest Coast
  13. HYDROLANT 2138/122012-09-15 → 2012-09-18
    Numerous containers adrift in area between 48-40N 51-30N and 013-20W 010-20W
    Eastern North Atlantic · Celtic Sea
  14. HYDROLANT 2090/122012-09-09 → 2012-09-12
    Numerous containers adrift in area between 48-40N 51-30N and 013-20W 011-00W
    Eastern North Atlantic · Celtic Sea
  15. HYDROPAC 2564/122012-09-08 → 2012-09-11
    Two containers adrift in 36-09.3S 158-18.5E at 080025Z sep
    Tasman Sea
  16. HYDROLANT 2079/122012-09-07 → 2012-09-09
    Numerous containers adrift in area between 48-40N 50-20N and 013-20W 012-00W
    Eastern North Atlantic · Celtic Sea
  17. HYDROLANT 2075/122012-09-07 → 2012-09-07
    Container adrift in 48-43N 012-27W at 071050Z sep
    Eastern North Atlantic · Celtic Sea
  18. HYDROLANT 2065/122012-09-07 → 2012-09-10
    Containers adrift at 061800Z sep in: a. 50-29N 012-13W b. 50-02N 013-22W c. 49-56N 014-32W
    Eastern North Atlantic · Celtic Sea
  19. HYDROLANT 2031/122012-09-03 → 2012-09-06
    Containers adrift vicinity: a. 50-12N 012-53W
    Eastern North Atlantic · Celtic Sea
  20. HYDROLANT 2015/122012-08-31 → 2012-09-03
    Containers adrift at 0311415Z sep in: a. 49-52N 012-24W
    Eastern North Atlantic · Celtic Sea
  21. HYDROLANT 1825/122012-08-09 → 2012-08-12
    Numerous containers adrift vicinity 47-52.4N 009-37.0W at 081950Z aug
    Eastern North Atlantic
  22. HYDROLANT 1820/122012-08-08 → 2012-08-09
    Numerous containers adrift vicinity 47-41.5N 008-56.7W
    Eastern North Atlantic
  23. HYDROLANT 1726/122012-07-29 → 2012-07-31
    Containers adrift vicinity 48-48.6N 024-14.3W at 291710Z jul
    Eastern North Atlantic
  24. HYDROLANT 1679/122012-07-24 → 2012-07-27
    Numerous containers adrift vicinity trackline between 49-01.4N 023-54.5W and 48-19.03N 013-55.03W
    Eastern North Atlantic
  25. HYDROLANT 1645/122012-07-20 → 2012-07-23
    Derelict vessel on fire and numerous containers adrift in 49-01.4N 023-54.5W at 201500Z jul
    North Atlantic
  26. HYDROLANT 1640/122012-07-20 → 2012-07-23
    Container adrift vicinity 33-41.2N 027-01.9W at 192000Z jul
    North Atlantic
  27. HYDROLANT 1594/122012-07-16 → 2012-07-19
    Derelict vessel and numerous containers adrift in 48-59N 025-44W at 161924Z jul
    North Atlantic
  28. HYDROLANT 1571/122012-07-15 → 2012-07-17
    Derelict 300 meter M/V msc flaminia on fire and numerous containers adrift vicinity 48-13N 027-56W at…
    North Atlantic
  29. NAVAREA XII 170/122012-07-01 → 2012-07-04
    Container adrift vicinity 25-32.5N 147-58.9W at 302137Z jun
    Eastern North Pacific
  30. HYDROPAC 1729/122012-06-19 → 2012-06-22
    Containers adrift in 18-37.5N 117-19.4E at 191104Z jun
    South China Sea
  31. HYDROPAC 1725/122012-06-19 → 2012-06-22
    Container adrift vicinity 18-51.8N 117-28.6E at 190006Z jun
    South China Sea
  32. HYDROPAC 1565/122012-06-05 → 2012-06-08
    Two containers adrift vicinity 36-05S 150-50E at 050524Z jun
    Australia-southeast Coast · Jervis Bay
  33. HYDROLANT 1151/122012-05-29 → 2012-06-01
    Container adrift vicinity 36-34.2N 011-20.9E at 281300Z may
    Tunisia-northeast Coast
  34. HYDROLANT 1101/122012-05-23 → 2012-05-26
    Container adrift vicinity 33-51.0N 011-06.2E at 221918Z may
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Tunisia-east Coast
  35. NAVAREA IV 256/122012-05-19 → 2012-05-22
    Container adrift in 42-31.3N 053-39.5W at 191800Z may
    Western North Atlantic · Newfoundland
  36. HYDROPAC 1020/122012-04-10 → 2012-04-13
    Numerous containers adrift vicinity 10-26.2N 107-03.2E at 091630Z apr
    South China Sea · Vietnam-south Coast
  37. HYDROPAC 962/122012-04-05 → 2012-04-08
    40 containers adrift vicinity 45-47.2N 150-46.5E
    Western North Pacific · Kuril Islands
  38. HYDROPAC 956/122012-04-04 → 2012-04-07
    Numerous containers adrift vicinity 45-54.3N 151-13.2E at 040542Z apr
    Western North Pacific · Kuril Islands
  39. HYDROLANT 693/122012-03-28 → 2012-03-31
    Container adrift vicinity 38-40.9N 015-28.1E at 270933Z mar
    Tyhrrenian Sea
  40. HYDROLANT 307/122012-02-07 → 2012-02-10
    Container adrift vicinity 36-20.5N 017-24.6E at 07 feb
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  41. HYDROLANT 274/122012-02-02 → 2012-02-05
    Container adrift in 58-07.4N 000-48.4E at 021215Z feb
    North Sea
  42. HYDROPAC 241/122012-01-27 → 2012-01-30
    Two containers adrift vicinity 22-48.2S 036-49.2E
    Mozambique Channel
  43. HYDROPAC 225/122012-01-27 → 2012-01-30
    Containers adrift in 57-31S 085-01W
    Eastern South Pacific
  44. HYDROLANT 206/122012-01-26 → 2012-01-29
    Container adrift vicinity 24-59.0S 043-40.5W
    Brazil-south Coast
  45. HYDROPAC 104/122012-01-12 → 2012-01-15
    Four containers adrift vicinity 41-25.6N 175-49.7E at 121345Z jan
    North Pacific
  46. HYDROPAC 33/122012-01-05 → 2012-01-08
    Containers adrift along trackline between 48-27.2N 155-01.3E and 50-17.5N 157-05.4E
    Western North Pacific

Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts and your national MSI service.

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