Drifting objects in 2024

Logs, buoys, mooring gear and other objects adrift.

issued in 2024
15
still in force
0
vs 2023
-83%
first · last
02-07 · 05-07

Coverage note: the NGA archive ends 2024-05 and live collection began 2026-08-17. Warnings issued in between are here only if they were still in force when collection started, so this year is under-counted.

By month

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By NAVAREA series

  • HYDROPAC9
  • HYDROLANT4
  • NAVAREA IV2

Where · top seas

Indian Ocean320%
South Pacific Ocean213%
Caribbean Sea213%
Philippine Sea213%
Celtic Sea213%
Coral Sea17%
Irish Sea and St. George's Channel17%
Bay of Biscay17%
Mozambique Channel17%

All drifting objects issued in 2024 · 15

  1. HYDROPAC 1529/242024-05-07 → 2024-05-10
    Object adrift in vicinity 37-27.6S 040-03.7E
    Southwestern Indian Ocean
  2. HYDROPAC 1416/242024-04-30 → 2024-05-03
    Large logs adrift in 32-55.90S 176-49.13E at 292145Z apr
    Western South Pacific
  3. HYDROLANT 915/242024-04-29 → 2024-05-02
    Submerged fishing net adrift in 48-09.04N 005-29.24W
    Celtic Sea · France
  4. HYDROPAC 1392/242024-04-27 → 2024-04-30
    20 foot long logs adrift in vicinity 17-18.00S 149-49.00W at 270600Z apr
    South Pacific · Tahiti
  5. HYDROLANT 894/242024-04-26 → 2024-04-29
    250 meter long cable with yellow buoy adrift in vicinity 43-35.04N 001-51.48W
    Bay of Biscay · France
  6. HYDROPAC 1232/242024-04-15 → 2024-04-18
    Large cylindrical fads adrift in vicinity 14-20.40S 122-09.90E and 13-43.60S 121-44.90E at 151013Z apr
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  7. HYDROPAC 1184/242024-04-12 → 2024-04-15
    Large fad adrift in 14-59.60S 121-02.70E at 120055Z apr
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  8. HYDROPAC 1178/242024-04-11 → 2024-04-14
    Cylindrical grey metallic object adrift in 13-01.00S 045-11.00E
    Mozambique Channel · Mayotte
  9. HYDROLANT 766/242024-04-11 → 2024-04-14
    Cylindrical yellow special mark buoy adrift in 49-10.74N 005-03.65W
    English Channel · France
  10. HYDROPAC 1042/242024-04-01 → 2024-04-04
    Ten meter metal object adrift in vicinity 29-02.80N 134-58.60E at 310050Z mar
    Philippine Sea
  11. HYDROPAC 1038/242024-03-31 → 2024-04-01
    Possible ten meter buoy adrift in vicinity 29-02.80N 134-58.60E at 310050Z mar
    Philippine Sea
  12. NAVAREA IV 375/242024-03-30 → 2024-04-02
    Debris adrift in 15-54.12N 061-39.48W at 301425Z
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Guadeloupe
  13. HYDROLANT 504/242024-03-12 → 2024-03-15
    Fishing nets adrift in 53-28.03N 005-53.40W
    Irish Sea · Ireland
  14. NAVAREA IV 174/242024-02-15 → 2024-02-18
    Buoy adrift in 16-58.50N 081-34.90W on 13 feb 24
    Western Caribbean Sea
  15. HYDROPAC 448/242024-02-07 → 2024-02-10
    Mooring adrift in 19-54.74S 148-22.68E at 051900Z feb
    Coral Sea · Australia

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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