Drifting containers in 2023

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

issued in 2023
16
still in force
0
vs 2022
-27%
first · last
01-11 · 12-08

By month

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F
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A
M
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J
A
S
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N
D

By NAVAREA series

  • HYDROLANT8
  • HYDROPAC7
  • NAVAREA IV1

Where · top seas

North Atlantic Ocean425%
Persian Gulf319%
Arabian Sea319%
Celtic Sea213%
English Channel16%
Bay of Biscay16%
South Pacific Ocean16%
Davis Strait16%

All drifting containers issued in 2023 · 16

  1. HYDROLANT 2837/232023-12-08 → 2023-12-11
    Six containers adrift in vicinity 41-40.50N 009-50.40W at 080445Z dec
    Eastern North Atlantic · Portugal
  2. NAVAREA IV 1250/232023-10-28 → 2023-10-31
    Shipping containers adrift in area bound by 63-44.03N 068-29.21W, 63-42.59N 068-25.24W, 63-40.94N…
    Davis Strait · Canada
  3. HYDROLANT 1724/232023-08-03 → 2023-08-06
    Containers reported adrift in vicinity: a. 50-08.80N 005-52.60W at 031636Z aug
    Celtic Sea · England
  4. HYDROPAC 2376/232023-07-20 → 2023-07-23
    Five containers adrift in vicinity 19-29.38N 072-27.78E
    Arabian Sea · India
  5. HYDROPAC 2113/232023-06-28 → 2023-07-01
    Six containers adrift in vicinity 12-36.04N 060-10.91E
    Arabian Sea
  6. HYDROPAC 2002/232023-06-16 → 2023-06-19
    Four containers adrift in vicinity 17-02.00N 070-45.00E
    Arabian Sea · India
  7. HYDROLANT 1319/232023-06-14 → 2023-06-17
    Container adrift in vicinity 50-17.00N 003-22.00W at 131253Z jun
    English Channel · England
  8. HYDROLANT 1259/232023-06-07 → 2023-06-10
    Container adrift in vicinity 39-38.60N 031-08.40W at 071230Z jun
    North Atlantic · Azores
  9. HYDROLANT 1228/232023-06-02 → 2023-06-05
    Container adrift in vicinity 47-52.20N 005-43.10W at 020234Z jun
    Celtic Sea · France
  10. HYDROLANT 871/232023-04-22 → 2023-04-25
    Container adrift in vicinity 36-54.64N 014-36.77W at 222050Z apr
    Eastern North Atlantic
  11. HYDROLANT 722/232023-04-04 → 2023-04-07
    Four 40 foot containers adrift in vicinity 43-47.59N 006-11.40W at 020600 apr
    Bay of Biscay · Spain
  12. HYDROLANT 470/232023-03-01 → 2023-03-04
    Four six meter containers adrift in vicinity in 24-27.00N 016-51.00W at 010215Z mar
    Eastern North Atlantic · Western Sahara
  13. HYDROPAC 532/232023-02-16 → 2023-02-19
    Eight containers adrift in: a. 25-16.00N 054-50.00E
    Persian Gulf · U.A.E
  14. HYDROPAC 530/232023-02-16 → 2023-02-16
    Numerous containers adrift in vicinity 25-26.15N 054-50.50E
    Persian Gulf · U.A.E
  15. HYDROPAC 474/232023-02-11 → 2023-07-28
    M/V my princess sank in vicinity of 25-26.80N 055-14.30E
    Persian Gulf · U.A.E.
  16. HYDROPAC 128/232023-01-11 → 2023-01-14
    Two containers adrift in vicinity 36-34.40S 177-20.40E at 102300Z jan
    Western South Pacific · New Zealand

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