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.

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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 166/052005-01-20 → 2005-01-27
    Container adrift vicinity 44-13N 008-29W at 201730Z jan
  2. HYDROLANT 138/052005-01-18 → 2005-01-25
    Two containers adrift vicinity 46-22N 008-11W at 181200Z jan
  3. HYDROLANT 70/052005-01-11 → 2005-01-18
    Container adrift vicinity 46-38N 006-03W at 110530Z jan
  4. HYDROLANT 62/052005-01-10 → 2005-01-11
    Container adrift vicinity 46-29N 006-12W at 101445Z jan
  5. HYDROLANT 49/052005-01-07 → 2005-01-14
    Container adrift vicinity 45-48N 007-21W at 071330Z jan
  6. HYDROLANT 19/052005-01-05 → 2005-01-11
    Container adrift vicinity 45-40N 008-13W at 041219Z jan
  7. HYDROLANT 2/052005-01-02 → 2005-01-09
    Container adrift vicinity 45-42N 008-22W at 011936Z jan
  8. HYDROLANT 2079/042004-12-31 → 2005-01-02
    Container adrift vicinity 45-41N 008-38W at 311100Z dec
  9. HYDROLANT 2052/042004-12-25 → 2005-01-01
    Three containers adrift vicinity 47-05.8N 009-51.7W
  10. HYDROLANT 1647/042004-10-10 → 2004-10-16
    Numerous containers adrift vicinity 46-32N 008-23W at 091800Z oct
  11. HYDROLANT 416/042004-03-14 → 2004-03-21
    Container adrift vicinity 35-54.8N 014-25.0W at 141100Z mar
  12. HYDROLANT 408/042004-03-12 → 2004-03-19
    Container adrift vicinity 35-53N 014-25W at 121147Z mar
  13. HYDROLANT 190/042004-02-02 → 2004-02-09
    Four containers adrift vicinity of trackline between 47-16N 007-04W and 41-58N 009-56W
  14. NAVAREA IV 472/032003-12-05 → 2003-12-12
    Four containers adrift in 20-58N 075-07W
  15. HYDROLANT 2154/032003-11-16 → 2003-11-23
    13 containers adrift vicinity 35-13.4N 008-42.4W at 161315Z nov
  16. NAVAREA IV 436/032003-11-06 → 2003-11-13
    12 containers adrift in 36-12N 040-54W at 061130Z nov
  17. NAVAREA IV 433/032003-11-06 → 2003-11-13
    Five containers adrift vicinity 40-50N 042-04W
  18. HYDROLANT 2051/032003-10-31 → 2003-11-07
    Numerous containers adrift vicinity 44-12N 009-08W at 311235Z oct
  19. HYDROLANT 2050/032003-10-31 → 2003-11-07
    Numerous containers adrift vicinity 44-01N 017-05W at 310200Z oct
  20. NAVAREA IV 195/032003-05-18 → 2003-05-25
    Container adrift in 26-16N 047-00W
  21. HYDROLANT 570/032003-03-15 → 2003-03-22
    Container adrift vicinity 44-58.6N 014-23.0W at 151605Z mar
  22. HYDROLANT 531/032003-03-09 → 2003-03-12
    Containers adrift vicinity 46-15N 028-38W at 090850Z mar
  23. NAVAREA IV 96/032003-03-08 → 2003-03-15
    20 containers adrift in 42-41.5N 043-29.2W at 081245Z mar
  24. HYDROLANT 249/032003-02-02 → 2003-02-09
    Three containers adrift vicinity 09-27N 051-27W
  25. NAVAREA IV 55/032003-02-02 → 2003-02-09
    Three containers adrift vicinity 09-27N 051-27W
  26. NAVAREA IV 53/032003-02-01 → 2003-02-08
    Numerous containers adrift vicinity 09-54N 051-27W at 011325Z feb
  27. NAVAREA IV 34/032003-01-25 → 2003-02-01
    Numerous containers adrift vicinity 41-25.6N 050-22.3W
  28. HYDROLANT 133/032003-01-19 → 2003-01-25
    Two containers adrift in 41-36N 020-35W at 182000Z jan
  29. HYDROLANT 2884/022002-12-31 → 2003-01-07
    Four containers adrift in 45-34N 012-07W at 310930Z dec
  30. HYDROLANT 2587/022002-11-22 → 2002-11-29
    Container adrift vicinity 45-14.6N 008-22W at 220700Z nov
  31. HYDROLANT 2371/022002-10-26 → 2002-11-01
    Container adrift vicinity 47-12N 007-33W at 261809Z oct
  32. HYDROLANT 2332/022002-10-21 → 2002-10-28
    Two containers adrift vicinity 40-05N 016-30W at 211500Z oct
  33. NAVAREA IV 296/022002-08-13 → 2002-08-20
    Container adrift in 37-01.4N 042-33.7W at 131830Z aug
  34. NAVAREA IV 270/022002-07-26 → 2002-08-02
    Container adrift vicinity 36-28N 042-21W at 261200Z jul
  35. NAVAREA IV 223/022002-06-19 → 2002-06-26
    Container adrift in 36-48N 041-39W at 190245Z jun
  36. NAVAREA IV 158/022002-04-29 → 2002-05-06
    Container adrift vicinity 26-20.5N 047-23.5W at 291836Z apr
  37. NAVAREA IV 122/022002-04-05 → 2002-04-12
    Container adrift vicinity 25-37.9N 043-30.0W at 051640Z apr
  38. HYDROLANT 770/022002-04-04 → 2002-04-11
    Container adrift in 36-27N 029-10W at 040800Z apr
  39. NAVAREA IV 29/022002-01-24 → 2002-01-31
    Four 40 foot containers overboard vicinity 33-16N 040-49W
  40. HYDROLANT 145/022002-01-20 → 2002-01-27
    Numerous containers adrift in 47-01N 031-00W at 201117Z jan
  41. NAVAREA IV 425/012001-11-08 → 2001-11-15
    Three containers adrift vicinity 41-54N 053-24W
  42. HYDROLANT 2715/012001-10-19 → 2001-10-26
    Two containers adrift vicinity 30-30N 013-45W at 190915Z oct
  43. HYDROLANT 1897/012001-07-04 → 2001-07-05
    Container adrift in 60-30.8N 004-09.6W at 042142Z jul
  44. HYDROLANT 878/012001-03-16 → 2001-03-23
    81 containers adrift vicinity 47-07.8N 038-24.8W on 06 mar
  45. NAVAREA IV 94/012001-03-16 → 2001-03-23
    81 containers adrift vicinity 47-07.8N 038-24.8W on 06 mar
  46. HYDROLANT 513/012001-02-11 → 2001-02-18
    Container adrift in 44-10N 007-31W at 111200Z feb
  47. HYDROLANT 503/012001-02-10 → 2001-02-17
    Container adrift in 31-10N 011-20W at 101830Z feb
  48. HYDROLANT 256/012001-01-22 → 2001-01-29
    Container adrift vicinity 44-51N 013-08W at 220405Z jan
  49. HYDROLANT 151/012001-01-14 → 2001-01-21
    Container adrift vicinity 34-03N 010-33W at 131600Z jan
  50. HYDROLANT 148/012001-01-14 → 2001-01-15
    Container adrift vicinity 34-03N 010-33W at 131600Z jan

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