Drifting containers in the Bay of Biscay

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

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last 12 months
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since 2000
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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 2024–2026 are under-counted.

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No drifting containers in force in the Bay of Biscay right now.

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Other hazards in the Bay of Biscay

Archive · 17 cancelled

  1. HYDROLANT 474/242024-03-07 → 2024-03-10
    Container adrift in 43-37.0N 005-31.0W at 071038Z mar
    Bay of Biscay · Spain
  2. HYDROLANT 431/242024-03-02 → 2024-03-05
    Thirteen container adrift in 43-34.00N 004-43.00W
    Bay of Biscay · Spain
  3. HYDROLANT 429/242024-03-02 → 2024-03-02
    Six containers adrift in 43-34.10N 004-43.10W at 010001Z mar
    Bay of Biscay · Spain
  4. 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
  5. HYDROLANT 785/192019-03-12 → 2019-03-15
    14 grey and red containers adrift in vicinity 46-04N 005-46W at 121630Z mar
    Bay of Biscay
  6. HYDROLANT 1265/142014-05-18 → 2014-05-21
    Container adrift vicinity 46-23N 004-08W at 181510Z may
    Eastern North Atlantic · Bay of Biscay
  7. HYDROLANT 1367/102010-07-18 → 2010-07-21
    Container adrift vicinity 45-04.12N 006-25.28W at 171800Z jul
    Bay of Biscay
  8. HYDROLANT 896/082008-05-28 → 2008-06-04
    Container adrift vicinity 46-15.8N 004-48.0W at 281700Z may
  9. HYDROLANT 2058/072007-12-11 → 2007-12-11
    Container adrift in 47-29.56N 004-34.44W at 110811Z dec
  10. HYDROLANT 2059/062006-11-12 → 2006-11-19
    Container adrift vicinity 45-35.8N 005-23.9W at 121000Z nov
  11. HYDROLANT 910/062006-05-12 → 2006-05-19
    Container adrift vicinity 46-02.5N 005-41.5W at 122000Z may
  12. HYDROLANT 2050/052005-11-08 → 2005-11-15
    Three containers adrift vicinity 44-51N 006-52W at 081058Z nov
  13. HYDROLANT 308/022002-02-06 → 2002-02-13
    Two containers adrift vicinity 45-40N 005-35W at 060630Z feb
  14. HYDROLANT 1213/012001-04-22 → 2001-04-29
    Container adrift in 45-09N 004-03W at 211700Z apr
  15. HYDROLANT 273/012001-01-23 → 2001-01-30
    Six containers adrift vicinity 44-55N 005-37W at 231700Z jan
  16. HYDROLANT 261/012001-01-23 → 2001-01-30
    Containers adrift vicinity: a. 45-54.0N 004-19.5W at 230550Z jan
  17. HYDROLANT 3885/002000-11-19 → 2000-11-26
    Container adrift vicinity 46-49N 004-48W at 191000Z nov

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