Drifting containers in 2018

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

issued in 2018
35
still in force
0
vs 2017
-17%
first · last
01-03 · 12-11

By month

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F
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By NAVAREA series

  • HYDROPAC18
  • HYDROLANT13
  • NAVAREA IV4

Where · top seas

Coral Sea826%
North Atlantic Ocean619%
South Atlantic Ocean413%
Tasman Sea413%
Bay of Bengal26%
North Pacific Ocean26%
Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin26%
Baltic Sea13%
North Sea13%
Celtic Sea13%

All drifting containers issued in 2018 · 35

  1. NAVAREA IV 1052/182018-12-11 → 2018-12-14
    Six containers adrift in 40-43N 041-49W at 110934Z dec
    North Atlantic
  2. HYDROLANT 3604/182018-11-20 → 2018-11-23
    Three containers adrift in vicinity 53-24.9N 000-43.3E
    North Sea · England
  3. HYDROLANT 3547/182018-11-15 → 2018-11-18
    Nine containers adrift in 49-07.8N 005-07.0W
    English Channel · France
  4. HYDROPAC 3649/182018-10-06 → 2018-10-09
    Container adrift in area bound by 22-02S 168-39E, 20-54S 167-12E, 21-37S 166-13E, 22-37S 167-29E
    Coral Sea · New Caledonia
  5. NAVAREA IV 743/182018-09-06 → 2018-09-09
    Container adrift in vicinity 31-32.1N 042-00.0W
    North Atlantic
  6. HYDROLANT 2463/182018-07-31 → 2018-08-03
    Container adrift in vicinity 39-41N 005-53E at 310835Z jul 2. cancel this msg 031433Z aug 18
    Western Mediterranean Sea · Balearic Islands
  7. HYDROLANT 2454/182018-07-31 → 2018-08-03
    Containers adrift in vicinity: a. 39-42.18N 005-42.02E at 301617Z jul
    Western Mediterranean Sea · Baleric Islands
  8. HYDROPAC 2693/182018-07-23 → 2018-07-26
    Two grey and green containers adrift in vicinity 21-30N 088-42E on 21 jul
    Bay of Bengal · India
  9. HYDROPAC 2439/182018-07-03 → 2018-07-06
    Containers adrift from M/V kolkata sunk in 21-26N 088-46E
    Bay of Bengal · India
  10. HYDROLANT 2076/182018-06-26 → 2018-06-29
    Container adrift in 27-33.18S 048-10.12W at 180030Z jun
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  11. HYDROLANT 2069/182018-06-25 → 2018-06-28
    Container adrift in vicinity 26-58S 048-20W at 251310Z jun
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  12. NAVAREA IV 467/182018-06-10 → 2018-06-13
    Container adrift in 32-36.1N 070-36.6W at 101500Z jun
    Western North Atlantic
  13. HYDROPAC 2125/182018-06-08 → 2018-06-11
    83 containers adrift at 311430Z may in area bound by 33-05.0S 152-03.0E, 32-50.0S 151-54.0E, 32-38.0S…
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  14. HYDROPAC 2082/182018-06-02 → 2018-06-05
    83 containers adrift in 33-00S 152-20E at 311500Z may
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  15. HYDROPAC 2065/182018-06-01 → 2018-06-04
    85 containers adrift in vicinity 33-01S 152-04E at 311500Z may
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  16. HYDROPAC 2039/182018-05-29 → 2018-06-01
    Numerous containers adrift in vicinity 16-51.5N 054-01.9E
    Arabian Sea · Oman
  17. HYDROLANT 1576/182018-05-20 → 2018-05-23
    Two containers adrift in 33-51.5S 052-39.0W at 181051Z may
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  18. HYDROLANT 1491/182018-05-13 → 2018-05-16
    Container adrift in 52-16.2S 052-21.5W
    Western South Atlantic
  19. NAVAREA IV 260/182018-03-29 → 2018-04-01
    Container adrift in vicinity 30-04.4N 079-24.4W at 290030Z mar
    Western North Atlantic
  20. HYDROLANT 1033/182018-03-28 → 2018-03-31
    Container adrift in vicinity 42-26.5N 028-59.7E
    Black Sea · Bulgaria
  21. HYDROPAC 1057/182018-03-17 → 2018-03-20
    Three containers adrift in vicinity 39-07.9S 168-30.0E at 162335Z mar
    Tasman Sea
  22. HYDROPAC 901/182018-03-07 → 2018-03-10
    Papua new guinea DNC 05
    Coral Sea
  23. HYDROPAC 857/182018-03-05 → 2018-03-08
    Partially submerged white container adrift in 27-16.7S 153-29.3E at 050645Z mar
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast
  24. HYDROPAC 825/182018-03-03 → 2018-03-05
    Container adrift in 26-18.45S 153-23.45E at 022330Z mar
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast
  25. HYDROPAC 490/182018-02-05 → 2018-02-08
    Submerged container adrift in vicinity 05-17.4N 093-40.2E at 040706Z feb
    Northern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  26. HYDROPAC 477/182018-02-04 → 2018-02-07
    Submerged container adrift in vicinity of trackline between 22-02.00S 168-39.00E and 21-37.31S 168-06.48E
    Western South Pacific · Coral Sea · New Caledonia
  27. HYDROLANT 319/182018-01-29 → 2018-02-01
    Seven containers adrift in 55-39.5N 020-40.8E at 282040Z jan
    Baltic Sea · Lithuania
  28. HYDROPAC 327/182018-01-24 → 2018-01-27
    Partially submerged white container adrift in 27-16.3S 160-01.7E at 242057Z jan
    Coral Sea
  29. HYDROPAC 307/182018-01-23 → 2018-01-24
    Partially submerged white container adrift in 27-12.6S 160-11.3E at 230605Z jan
    Coral Sea
  30. HYDROPAC 289/182018-01-22 → 2018-01-23
    Partially submerged white container adrift in 27-14.2S 160-12.8E at 220655Z jan
    Coral Sea
  31. HYDROPAC 271/182018-01-20 → 2018-01-23
    Numerous containers adrift in 32-09N 159-17E at 191430Z jan
    Western North Pacific
  32. HYDROPAC 137/182018-01-11 → 2018-01-14
    14 containers adrift in vicinity 47-26.9N 153-50.3E at 100030Z jan
    Western North Pacific · Kuril Islands
  33. HYDROLANT 66/182018-01-06 → 2018-01-09
    Numerous containers adrift in vicinity of trackline between 43-25.0N 009-51.0W and 43-14.7N 009-47.6W
    Eastern North Atlantic · Spain
  34. HYDROLANT 63/182018-01-06 → 2018-01-06
    30 containers adrift in vicinity 43-25.8N 009-48.9W at 060232Z jan
    Eastern North Atlantic · Spain
  35. HYDROLANT 20/182018-01-03 → 2018-01-04
    Container adrift in 49-16.3N 001-57.9W
    English Channel · Jersey

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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