3 drifting objects in force
Logs, buoys, mooring gear and other objects adrift.
What the archive shows
The available drifting objects archive contains 1,657 messages across 29 issue years, from 1998 to 2026. The year links below provide the source and sea-area breakdowns for each period.
The current list includes messages issued from 2025-06-24 to 2026-09-25. A warning can remain in force for an extended operation, so this list is not a list of new incidents.
3 recorded messages form a small sample; the source in the current list breakdown should be read as individual records rather than a pattern.
The NGA archive froze in 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. Counts near that gap are incomplete. Separate messages may describe updates to the same activity.
- HYDROLANT 1901/262026-09-25 11:19ZAn object is adrift in the Black Sea off Romania near 43-55.10N 030-37.65E as of 25 September, and vessels are asked to keep two miles away.Black Sea · Romania
- HYDROPAC 1650/252025-06-24 23:59ZVessel Morning Midas sank in North Pacific at 45-16.88N 179-14.13W; navigate with caution and report debris or oil sheens.North Pacific
- NAVAREA XII 392/252025-06-24 23:59ZMotor vessel Morning Midas is reported to have sunk in the North Pacific at 45-16.88N 179-14.13W; vessels should report oil sheens or debris to USCG.North Pacific
Archive by year · 1,657 since 1998
Terms used in debris warnings
- Adrift
- Loose and moving with wind and current — a vessel, container, buoy, log or anything else no longer secured.
- Semi-submerged
- Floating at or just below the surface, so hard to see by eye or radar.
- Fish aggregating device (FAD)
- Floating rafts, nets and lines used by fishing fleets — hazards to propellers when they are adrift or unlit.
Not for navigation. Follow official NAVAREA broadcasts and your national MSI service.