Drifting containers in the North Atlantic Ocean

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

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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 North Atlantic Ocean right now.

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Other hazards in the North Atlantic Ocean

Archive · 241 cancelled

  1. HYDROLANT 730/242024-04-07 → 2024-04-10
    15 containers adrift in 47-20.00N 007-35.00W
    Celtic Sea
  2. HYDROLANT 116/242024-01-15 → 2024-01-18
    Red container adrift in 30-30.00N 009-45.00W at 152000 jan 24
    Eastern North Atlantic · Morocco
  3. 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
  4. HYDROLANT 1259/232023-06-07 → 2023-06-10
    Container adrift in vicinity 39-38.60N 031-08.40W at 071230Z jun
    North Atlantic · Azores
  5. HYDROLANT 871/232023-04-22 → 2023-04-25
    Container adrift in vicinity 36-54.64N 014-36.77W at 222050Z apr
    Eastern North Atlantic
  6. 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
  7. HYDROLANT 3074/222022-11-29 → 2022-12-02
    Four containers adrift at 281300Z nov in vicinity: a. 43-58.50N 009-14.70W
    Eastern North Atlantic · Spain
  8. HYDROLANT 2470/222022-09-29 → 2022-10-02
    Containers adrift at 282130Z sep in: a. 43-22.00N 009-37.00W
    Eastern North Atlantic · Spain
  9. HYDROLANT 745/222022-03-15 → 2022-03-18
    Nine white containers adrift in vicinity 44-57N 014-18W
    Eastern North Atlantic
  10. HYDROLANT 713/222022-03-11 → 2022-03-14
    Nine white containers adrift in vicinity 44-57N 014-18W at 110500Z mar
    Eastern North Atlantic
  11. HYDROLANT 99/222022-01-10 → 2022-01-13
    Ten containers adrift in vicinity 35-15N 030-00W on 10 jan
    North Atlantic
  12. HYDROLANT 65/222022-01-07 → 2022-01-10
    30 containers adrift in vicinity 35-16N 029-51W at 070818Z jan
    North Atlantic
  13. NAVAREA IV 227/212021-03-16 → 2021-03-19
    Two containers adrift in vicinity 29-03.5N 061-46.9W at 160714Z mar
    Western North Atlantic
  14. NAVAREA IV 1135/202020-11-23 → 2020-11-26
    Three containers adrift in 21-07.8N 075-29.6W at 211800Z nov
    Western North Atlantic · Cuba
  15. HYDROLANT 3624/202020-11-22 → 2020-11-25
    Three containers adrift in 21-07.8N 075-29.6W at 211800Z nov
    Old Bahama Channel · Cuba
  16. HYDROLANT 3604/202020-11-20 → 2020-11-23
    27 containers adrift in 38-36N 019-26W at 200500Z nov
    Eastern North Atlantic
  17. HYDROLANT 508/202020-02-12 → 2020-02-15
    Four containers adrift in vicinity 33-17N 009-05W at 120830Z feb
    Eastern North Atlantic · Morocco
  18. HYDROLANT 3395/192019-11-04 → 2019-11-07
    Four containers adrift in vicinity 46-54N 007-50W at 040720Z nov
    Eastern North Atlantic
  19. NAVAREA IV 274/192019-04-02 → 2019-04-05
    23 containers adrift in vicinity 32-13.6N 078-33.7W at 020600Z apr
    Western North Atlantic · South Carolina
  20. HYDROLANT 783/192019-03-12 → 2019-03-15
    15 grey and red containers adrift in vicinity 46-19N 005-59W at 121630Z mar
    Bay of Biscay
  21. HYDROLANT 782/192019-03-12 → 2019-03-15
    11 grey and red containers adrift in vicinity 46-08N 005-51W at 121200Z mar
    Bay of Biscay
  22. NAVAREA IV 86/192019-02-06 → 2019-02-09
    Six containers adrift in 25-35.2N 043-01.3W
    North Atlantic
  23. NAVAREA IV 1052/182018-12-11 → 2018-12-14
    Six containers adrift in 40-43N 041-49W at 110934Z dec
    North Atlantic
  24. NAVAREA IV 743/182018-09-06 → 2018-09-09
    Container adrift in vicinity 31-32.1N 042-00.0W
    North Atlantic
  25. NAVAREA IV 467/182018-06-10 → 2018-06-13
    Container adrift in 32-36.1N 070-36.6W at 101500Z jun
    Western North Atlantic
  26. 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
  27. 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
  28. 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
  29. HYDROLANT 3546/172017-11-02 → 2017-11-05
    Container adrift in 49-03.2N 026-31.0W at 020930Z nov
    North Atlantic
  30. HYDROLANT 3414/172017-10-23 → 2017-10-26
    Five containers adrift in vicinity of trackline between 41-43.5N 009-53.8W and 45-43.4N 008-42.6W at 260900Z…
    Eastern North Atlantic · Portugal · Spain
  31. HYDROLANT 2745/172017-09-07 → 2017-09-10
    Container adrift in vicinity 43-36.9N 008-45.8W at 071500Z sep
    Eastern North Atlantic · Spain
  32. HYDROLANT 881/172017-03-18 → 2017-03-21
    Container adrift in 61-03.9N 002-01.0W at 180720Z mar 17
    Eastern North Atlantic · Shetland Islands
  33. HYDROLANT 3484/162016-12-24 → 2016-12-27
    Five containers adrift in 44-23.7N 009-17.8W at 241245Z dec 16
    Eastern North Atlantic
  34. HYDROLANT 3377/162016-12-15 → 2016-12-18
    Two containers adrift in vicinity 35-03.6N 008-04.5W at 150515Z dec
    Eastern North Atlantic
  35. NAVAREA IV 662/162016-08-11 → 2016-08-14
    Container adrift in 37-16N 050-06W at 111940Z aug
    Western North Atlantic
  36. HYDROLANT 263/162016-01-30 → 2016-02-02
    Six containers adrift vicinity 59-59.5N 003-05.0W at 292300Z jan
    Eastern North Atlantic · Shetland Islands
  37. HYDROLANT 3055/152015-12-09 → 2015-12-12
    Two containers adrift vicinity: a. 43-43N 009-55W at 082154Z dec
    Eastern North Atlantic · Spain
  38. HYDROLANT 3054/152015-12-09 → 2015-12-12
    Container adrift vicinity 40-35N 014-55W at 081530Z dec
    Eastern North Atlantic
  39. HYDROLANT 2667/152015-10-28 → 2015-10-31
    Container adrift vicinity 46-37.06N 015-11.14W at 271445Z oct
    Eastern North Atlantic
  40. NAVAREA IV 819/152015-10-01 → 2015-10-04
    Container adrift vicinity 24-13.5N 074-17.61W
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  41. NAVAREA IV 960/142014-11-12 → 2014-11-15
    Container adrift vicinity 30-46.7N 054-29.5W at 121000Z nov
    Western North Atlantic
  42. HYDROLANT 2487/142014-10-12 → 2014-10-15
    Containers adrift vicinity 46-22N 007-27W at 120841Z oct
    Eastern North Atlantic
  43. HYDROLANT 1917/142014-08-11 → 2014-08-14
    Container adrift vicinity 42-10.7N 034-44.6W at 110920Z aug 14
    North Atlantic
  44. HYDROLANT 1915/142014-08-11 → 2014-08-14
    Container adrift vicinity 47-03N 008-02W at 110735Z aug
    Eastern North Atlantic
  45. HYDROLANT 1492/142014-06-16 → 2014-06-19
    Container adrift vicinity 46-24N 011-45W at 160840Z jun
    Eastern North Atlantic
  46. HYDROLANT 1044/142014-04-18 → 2014-04-21
    Submerged container adrift vicinity 49-41.6N 018-11.4W at 181140Z apr
    Eastern North Atlantic
  47. HYDROLANT 826/142014-03-24 → 2014-03-27
    Numerous containers adrift vicinity 46-18N 007-05W at 231820Z mar
    Eastern North Atlantic
  48. HYDROLANT 701/142014-03-09 → 2014-03-12
    Three containers adrift in 59-46.1N 004-27.4W at 090900Z mar
    Eastern North Atlantic · Scotland-north Coast
  49. HYDROLANT 646/142014-03-03 → 2014-03-06
    Containers adrift vicinity 45-55N 013-45W at 022200Z mar
    Eastern North Atlantic
  50. HYDROLANT 412/142014-02-09 → 2014-02-12
    15 containers adrift vicinity 46-45N 007-58W at 091700Z feb
    Eastern North Atlantic

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