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 408/142014-02-09 → 2014-02-12
    Three containers adrift vicinity 46-51N 007-18W at 091200Z feb
    Eastern North Atlantic
  2. HYDROLANT 241/142014-01-25 → 2014-01-28
    Three containers adrift vicinity 45-12N 008-36W at 251549Z jan
    Eastern North Atlantic · Bay of Biscay
  3. NAVAREA IV 57/142014-01-24 → 2014-01-25
    72 containers adrift in 37-45N 055-00W at 242250Z jan
    Western North Atlantic
  4. NAVAREA IV 53/142014-01-23 → 2014-01-26
    72 containers adrift vicinity of trackline between 37-44.0N 057-47.0W and 37-46.3N 057-55.8W
    Western North Atlantic
  5. HYDROLANT 53/142014-01-07 → 2014-01-10
    20 containers adrift in: a. 46-22N 006-37W at 061300Z jan
    Eastern North Atlantic
  6. HYDROLANT 15/142014-01-03 → 2014-01-06
    Numerous containers adrift vicinity 43-00N 021-08W at 030400Z jan
    Eastern North Atlantic
  7. HYDROLANT 3337/132013-12-24 → 2013-12-27
    79 containers adrift vicinity 45-42N 007-38W
    Eastern North Atlantic · Bay of Biscay
  8. HYDROLANT 3326/132013-12-23 → 2013-12-24
    30 containers adrift vicinity 45-42N 007-38W at 231931Z dec
    Eastern North Atlantic · Bay of Biscay
  9. NAVAREA IV 781/132013-12-11 → 2013-12-14
    Derelict S/V with container adrift vicinity 17-33N 055-27W at 110130Z dec
    Western North Atlantic
  10. HYDROLANT 2698/132013-10-28 → 2013-10-31
    20 containers adrift vicinity of trackline between 48-38N 005-30W and 43-20N 009-47W
    Eastern North Atlantic · Bay of Biscay
  11. NAVAREA IV 124/132013-03-05 → 2013-03-08
    22 containers adrift in 25-35.594N 079-49.497W
    Straits of Florida
  12. NAVAREA IV 46/132013-01-28 → 2013-01-31
    Three containers adrift vicinity 37-59N 050-34W at 271000Z jan
    Western North Atlantic
  13. HYDROLANT 2075/122012-09-07 → 2012-09-07
    Container adrift in 48-43N 012-27W at 071050Z sep
    Eastern North Atlantic · Celtic Sea
  14. HYDROLANT 2065/122012-09-07 → 2012-09-10
    Containers adrift at 061800Z sep in: a. 50-29N 012-13W b. 50-02N 013-22W c. 49-56N 014-32W
    Eastern North Atlantic · Celtic Sea
  15. HYDROLANT 2031/122012-09-03 → 2012-09-06
    Containers adrift vicinity: a. 50-12N 012-53W
    Eastern North Atlantic · Celtic Sea
  16. HYDROLANT 2015/122012-08-31 → 2012-09-03
    Containers adrift at 0311415Z sep in: a. 49-52N 012-24W
    Eastern North Atlantic · Celtic Sea
  17. HYDROLANT 1825/122012-08-09 → 2012-08-12
    Numerous containers adrift vicinity 47-52.4N 009-37.0W at 081950Z aug
    Eastern North Atlantic
  18. HYDROLANT 1820/122012-08-08 → 2012-08-09
    Numerous containers adrift vicinity 47-41.5N 008-56.7W
    Eastern North Atlantic
  19. HYDROLANT 1726/122012-07-29 → 2012-07-31
    Containers adrift vicinity 48-48.6N 024-14.3W at 291710Z jul
    Eastern North Atlantic
  20. HYDROLANT 1679/122012-07-24 → 2012-07-27
    Numerous containers adrift vicinity trackline between 49-01.4N 023-54.5W and 48-19.03N 013-55.03W
    Eastern North Atlantic
  21. HYDROLANT 1645/122012-07-20 → 2012-07-23
    Derelict vessel on fire and numerous containers adrift in 49-01.4N 023-54.5W at 201500Z jul
    North Atlantic
  22. HYDROLANT 1640/122012-07-20 → 2012-07-23
    Container adrift vicinity 33-41.2N 027-01.9W at 192000Z jul
    North Atlantic
  23. HYDROLANT 1594/122012-07-16 → 2012-07-19
    Derelict vessel and numerous containers adrift in 48-59N 025-44W at 161924Z jul
    North Atlantic
  24. HYDROLANT 1571/122012-07-15 → 2012-07-17
    Derelict 300 meter M/V msc flaminia on fire and numerous containers adrift vicinity 48-13N 027-56W at…
    North Atlantic
  25. NAVAREA IV 256/122012-05-19 → 2012-05-22
    Container adrift in 42-31.3N 053-39.5W at 191800Z may
    Western North Atlantic · Newfoundland
  26. HYDROLANT 1651/112011-10-07 → 2011-10-10
    Arquipelago de madeira
    Eastern North Atlantic
  27. NAVAREA IV 62/112011-02-16 → 2011-02-19
    Container adrift vicinity 23-31.45N 072-45.59W at 161215Z feb
    Western North Atlantic
  28. NAVAREA IV 49/112011-02-08 → 2011-02-11
    20 containers adrift in 45-33.6N 043-50.6W at 080906Z feb
    North Atlantic
  29. NAVAREA IV 499/102010-12-08 → 2010-12-11
    Container adrift in 18-08N 062-26W at 081400Z dec
    Eastern Caribbean Sea
  30. NAVAREA IV 122/102010-03-30 → 2010-04-02
    Two containers adrift vicinity 31-17-54N 077-20-19W at 291815Z mar
    Western North Atlantic
  31. HYDROLANT 181/102010-01-29 → 2010-02-01
    Container adrift vicinity 04-52.9N 013-26.7W at 291700Z jan
    Eastern North Atlantic
  32. HYDROLANT 2289/092009-11-24 → 2009-11-27
    Container adrift in 22-33.58N 063-13.99W at 241248Z nov
  33. NAVAREA IV 372/092009-09-11 → 2009-09-14
    Container adrift in 29-17.8N 045-34.4W at 101200Z sep
  34. NAVAREA IV 330/092009-08-24 → 2009-08-31
    Container adrift vicinity 29-00N 043-35W at 241410Z aug
  35. HYDROLANT 1006/092009-06-01 → 2009-06-08
    Container adrift vicinity 37-38N 013-45W at 011829Z jun
  36. HYDROLANT 938/092009-05-22 → 2009-05-29
    Container adrift vicinity 13-34.8N 017-29.8W at 211450Z may
  37. HYDROLANT 635/092009-04-01 → 2009-04-08
    Container adrift vicinity 45-12N 012-01W at 011130Z apr
  38. HYDROLANT 580/092009-03-24 → 2009-03-31
    Container adrift vicinity 37-27N 012-00W at 241050Z mar
  39. HYDROLANT 489/092009-03-11 → 2009-03-18
    Container adrift vicinity 37-50N 014-14W at 110830Z mar
  40. HYDROLANT 484/092009-03-10 → 2009-03-17
    Container adrift vicinity 32-12.4N 021-28.5W at 101820Z mar
  41. HYDROLANT 249/092009-02-05 → 2009-02-12
    Seven containers adrift vicinity 40-40.2N 020-04.6W at 050225Z feb
  42. HYDROLANT 169/092009-01-25 → 2009-02-01
    12 containers adrift vicinity 43-26.0N 014-01.2W at 251835Z jan
  43. HYDROLANT 131/092009-01-21 → 2009-01-28
    Three containers adrift vicinity 45-11.6N 008-42.9W at 202045Z jan
  44. HYDROLANT 118/092009-01-19 → 2009-01-26
    Two containers adrift within 30 miles of 47-34N 008-55W at 190930Z jan
  45. HYDROLANT 1796/082008-10-26 → 2008-11-02
    Container adrift vicinity 44-09N 009-29W at 260900Z oct
  46. HYDROLANT 349/082008-02-23 → 2008-03-01
    Three containers adrift in 61-10N 011-46W at 232043Z feb
  47. HYDROLANT 288/082008-02-10 → 2008-02-17
    Five containers adrift in 39-27N 035-10W at 101100Z feb
  48. NAVAREA IV 62/082008-02-10 → 2008-02-17
    Five containers adrift in 39-27N 035-10W at 101100Z feb
  49. HYDROLANT 234/082008-02-02 → 2008-02-09
    Seven containers adrift vicinity: a. 47-02.24N 009-46.01W at 020905Z feb
  50. HYDROLANT 226/082008-02-01 → 2008-02-08
    Numerous containers adrift in: a. 48-39.2N 011-43.2W

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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