Drifting containers in the North Atlantic Ocean

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

in force
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last 12 months
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vs previous 12 (0)
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since 1998
241

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.

In force now · 0

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 224/082008-02-01 → 2008-02-02
    Six containers adrift at 011245Z feb vicinity: a
  2. HYDROLANT 220/082008-01-31 → 2008-02-07
    Container adrift vicinity 47-10.7N 010-12.1W at 311615Z jan
  3. HYDROLANT 209/082008-01-29 → 2008-02-05
    Container adrift vicinity 46-10N 007-04W at 291410Z jan
  4. NAVAREA IV 39/082008-01-25 → 2008-02-01
    Container adrift in 27-39.0N 049-43.8W at 251355Z jan
  5. HYDROLANT 16/082008-01-03 → 2008-01-10
    Three containers adrift vicinity 40-26.6N 022-12.3W at 030658Z jan
  6. HYDROLANT 2045/072007-12-09 → 2007-12-16
    Containers adrift vicinity 46-06N 008-41W at 091500Z dec
  7. HYDROLANT 2007/072007-12-04 → 2007-12-11
    Three containers adrift vicinity 32-26.6N 012-53.1W
  8. NAVAREA IV 332/072007-11-04 → 2007-11-10
    Five containers adrift vicinity 35-16.6N 066-52.4W at 032130Z nov
  9. NAVAREA IV 331/072007-11-03 → 2007-11-10
    Three containers adrift vicinity 35-09.5N 067-28.7W at 031945Z nov
  10. NAVAREA IV 330/072007-11-03 → 2007-11-10
    Five containers adrift vicinity 35-35.6N 068-43.6W at 031500Z nov
  11. NAVAREA IV 329/072007-11-03 → 2007-11-10
    Container adrift vicinity 36-08.4N 069-03.3W at 031240Z nov
  12. HYDROLANT 1297/072007-07-24 → 2007-07-29
    Partly submerged container adrift vicinity 39-22N 023-07W at 242020Z jul
  13. NAVAREA IV 95/072007-04-05 → 2007-04-10
    Partially submerged container adrift in 30-47.9N 079-45.7W at 032130Z apr
  14. HYDROLANT 349/072007-03-06 → 2007-03-13
    Seven containers adrift vicinity 45-17.4N 007-50.6W at 060800Z mar
  15. HYDROLANT 345/072007-03-05 → 2007-03-12
    Container adrift vicinity 33-03.9N 017-47.5W at 051415Z mar
  16. HYDROLANT 259/072007-02-17 → 2007-02-24
    Two containers adrift in 45-43.0N 007-58.2W
  17. HYDROLANT 245/072007-02-14 → 2007-02-21
    Container adrift vicinity 35-14N 021-22W at 141039Z feb
  18. HYDROLANT 234/072007-02-12 → 2007-02-19
    Two orange containers adrift vicinity 45-43.0N 007-58.2W at 121300Z feb
  19. HYDROLANT 229/072007-02-12 → 2007-02-19
    Two containers adrift in 46-57N 007-11W
  20. HYDROLANT 198/072007-02-05 → 2007-02-12
    Container adrift vicinity 33-54N 020-16W at 051340Z feb
  21. HYDROLANT 36/072007-01-06 → 2007-01-13
    Two containers adrift vicinity 36-02.5N 018-00.4W at 051715Z jan
  22. HYDROLANT 2243/062006-12-15 → 2006-12-22
    Container adrift vicinity 33-10.7N 017-19.8W at 151133Z dec
  23. HYDROLANT 2182/062006-12-06 → 2006-12-13
    Four containers adrift vicinity 35-14.40N 016-41.42W at 051740Z dec
  24. HYDROLANT 2166/062006-12-04 → 2006-12-11
    Three containers adrift vicinity 35-29N 016-50W at 041125Z dec
  25. HYDROLANT 2114/062006-11-24 → 2006-12-01
    Ten containers adrift vicinity 35-01N 007-29W at 232015Z nov
  26. HYDROLANT 1974/062006-10-27 → 2006-11-03
    Container adrift in area bound by 35-38.00N 006-41.10W, 35-35.25N 006-33.10W, 35-01.60N 006-59.80W,…
  27. HYDROLANT 1508/062006-08-17 → 2006-08-24
    Pontoon or container adrift vicinity 46-45.4N 007-24.1W at 170625Z aug
  28. HYDROLANT 851/062006-05-03 → 2006-05-10
    Container adrift vicinity 45-41.4N 007-59.1W at 031455Z may
  29. HYDROLANT 693/062006-04-08 → 2006-04-14
    Container adrift vicinity 46-20N 006-31W at 071730Z apr
  30. HYDROLANT 602/062006-03-27 → 2006-04-02
    Three containers adrift vicinity: a. 45-21.5N 008-00.0W at 262342Z mar
  31. HYDROLANT 573/062006-03-22 → 2006-03-29
    Container adrift vicinity 43-59N 008-55W at 221445Z mar
  32. HYDROLANT 451/062006-03-06 → 2006-03-13
    Container adrift vicinity 45-48.2N 007-52.3W at 061000Z mar
  33. HYDROLANT 446/062006-03-05 → 2006-03-12
    Two containers adrift in 44-55N 007-33W at 050525Z mar
  34. HYDROLANT 401/062006-02-26 → 2006-03-04
    Container adrift vicinity 45-04N 006-55W at 251750Z feb
  35. HYDROLANT 400/062006-02-26 → 2006-03-05
    Container adrift vicinity 46-36.5N 007-36.5W at 261015Z feb
  36. HYDROLANT 351/062006-02-18 → 2006-02-25
    Two containers adrift vicinity 34-30.2N 008-14.3W at 181655Z feb
  37. HYDROLANT 350/062006-02-18 → 2006-02-25
    Containers adrift in: a. 48-07.20N 005-41.70W at 181010Z feb
  38. HYDROLANT 347/062006-02-18 → 2006-02-25
    Three containers adrift vicinity 45-17N 009-08W at 180300Z feb
  39. HYDROLANT 344/062006-02-18 → 2006-02-25
    Three containers adrift vicinity 34-32N 008-25W at 180130Z feb
  40. HYDROLANT 340/062006-02-17 → 2006-02-24
    Containers adrift in vicinity of trackline between 44-35N 008-46W and 45-28N 008-07W at 170950Z feb
  41. HYDROLANT 338/062006-02-17 → 2006-02-24
    Containers adrift at 170152Z feb in: a. 46-42N 007-29W
  42. HYDROLANT 187/062006-01-28 → 2006-02-05
    15 containers adrift vicinity 50-15.4N 034-01.5W at 231915Z jan
  43. HYDROLANT 92/062006-01-14 → 2006-01-21
    Four containers adrift vicinity 46-00N 008-04W
  44. HYDROLANT 91/062006-01-14 → 2006-01-21
    Three containers adrift in 46-59N 007-16W at 140100Z jan
  45. HYDROLANT 2289/052005-12-06 → 2005-12-13
    Several containers adrift vicinity 44-25.8N 011-12.1W at 061120Z dec
  46. HYDROLANT 2246/052005-12-02 → 2005-12-09
    Two containers adrift in 45-12N 012-41W at 020525Z dec
  47. HYDROLANT 2002/052005-11-03 → 2005-11-10
    Ten containers adrift vicinity 46-19N 007-27W at 022300Z nov
  48. HYDROLANT 970/052005-05-23 → 2005-05-30
    Container adrift vicinity 33-30.3N 019-03.7W at 231400Z may
  49. HYDROLANT 790/052005-04-27 → 2005-05-03
    Container adrift vicinity 35-04.6N 021-43.6W at 261000Z apr
  50. HYDROLANT 190/052005-01-24 → 2005-01-31
    Container adrift vicinity 43-49.9N 009-25.3W at 241254Z jan

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