Drifting containers in the North Atlantic Ocean

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

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last 12 months
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since 1998
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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 9/012001-01-02 → 2001-01-09
    Four containers adrift in 45-37.5N 015-16.8W at 012205Z jan
  2. HYDROLANT 4054/002000-12-06 → 2000-12-13
    Container adrift vicinity 45-52.4N 007-33.1W at 061600Z dec
  3. HYDROLANT 3851/002000-11-15 → 2000-11-22
    Container adrift vicinity 46-36.2N 007-07.9W at 151015Z nov
  4. HYDROLANT 3797/002000-11-10 → 2000-11-17
    Container adrift vicinity 46-33.6N 007-41.7W at 101048Z nov
  5. HYDROLANT 3713/002000-11-04 → 2000-11-11
    Containers adrift vicinity 43-30N 008-37W at 041130Z nov
  6. HYDROLANT 3690/002000-11-02 → 2000-11-09
    20 containers adrift vicinity 43-38.6N 009-25.6W at 021100Z nov
  7. HYDROLANT 3471/002000-10-12 → 2000-10-19
    Three containers adrift vicinity 48-00N 012-00W at 120001Z oct
  8. NAVAREA IV 390/002000-09-17 → 2000-09-24
    Container adrift in 35-29N 042-00W at 171100Z sep
  9. NAVAREA IV 388/002000-09-17 → 2000-09-24
    Container adrift in 30-43.4N 042-33.0W at 170030Z sep
  10. HYDROLANT 2252/002000-06-24 → 2000-07-01
    Container adrift vicinity 26-10N 015-56W at 241700Z jun
  11. HYDROLANT 2066/002000-06-08 → 2000-06-15
    Several containers adrift vicinity 30-33N 012-04W
  12. HYDROLANT 2041/002000-06-06 → 2000-06-08
    17 containers adrift vicinity 30-54N 012-01W at 060930Z jun
  13. HYDROLANT 1766/002000-05-17 → 2000-05-24
    20 meter container adrift vicinity 36-00N 007-26W at 162030Z may
  14. HYDROLANT 1653/002000-05-09 → 2000-05-16
    Six containers adrift in 28-04.5N 043-59.4W
  15. NAVAREA IV 154/002000-05-09 → 2000-05-16
    Six containers adrift in 28-04.5N 043-59.4W
  16. NAVAREA IV 117/002000-04-08 → 2000-04-15
    Container adrift vicinity 35-53N 060-40W at 081700Z apr
  17. HYDROLANT 462/002000-02-07 → 2000-02-14
    Container adrift vicinity 33-23N 014-24W at 061830Z feb
  18. HYDROLANT 156/002000-01-16 → 2000-01-21
    Three containers adrift vicinity 33-16N 013-22W on 16 jan
  19. HYDROLANT 28/002000-01-03 → 2000-01-10
    Container adrift vicinity 40-38N 009-55W at 031725Z jan
  20. HYDROLANT 2845/991999-12-29 → 2000-01-05
    Container adrift vicinity 41-58N 022-28W at 291200Z dec
  21. HYDROLANT 2839/991999-12-28 → 2000-01-04
    Container adrift vicinity 41-15.3N 009-44.9W
  22. HYDROLANT 2820/991999-12-26 → 2000-01-02
    Containers adrift at 260600Z dec in: a. 46-20N 007-27W
  23. HYDROLANT 2594/991999-12-02 → 1999-12-09
    Derelict M/V palatin and five containers adrift vicinity 42-28.3N 011-35.3W at 011140Z dec
  24. HYDROLANT 2335/991999-11-03 → 1999-11-10
    Container adrift vicinity 37-41N 009-32W at 030826Z nov
  25. HYDROLANT 2322/991999-11-01 → 1999-11-08
    Two containers adrift vicinity 37-55N 009-40W at 311830Z oct
  26. HYDROLANT 2258/991999-10-22 → 1999-10-29
    Five containers adrift vicinity 43-02.0N 010-55.8W at 220745Z oct
  27. HYDROLANT 2137/991999-10-07 → 1999-10-13
    Container adrift vicinity 43-48N 021-55W at 061900Z oct
  28. HYDROLANT 2018/991999-09-21 → 1999-09-28
    Six containers adrift in 45-27N 025-54W at 210615Z sep
  29. NAVAREA IV 321/991999-09-15 → 1999-09-22
    15 containers adrift between 30-41.5N 078-33.5W and 31-05.3N 078-05.5W at 151447Z sep
  30. NAVAREA IV 301/991999-08-29 → 1999-08-05
    40 foot container adrift vicinity 41-00N 063-13W at 292049Z aug
  31. HYDROLANT 1268/991999-06-18 → 1999-07-30
    Partially submerged container adrift vicinity 59-49N 008-38W
  32. NAVAREA IV 127/991999-05-03 → 1999-05-07
    Container adrift in 37-01N 074-06W at 021145Z may
  33. HYDROLANT 787/991999-04-21 → 1999-06-04
    Six containers adrift vicinity 46-38N 006-56W at 210900Z apr
  34. HYDROLANT 343/991999-02-15 → 1999-04-02
    Container adrift in vicinity 44-47N 008-27W at 151610Z feb
  35. NAVAREA IV 49/991999-02-15 → 1999-04-02
    Container adrift between 35-03.6N 070-29.7W and 35-10.8N 069-50.0W at 151000Z feb
  36. HYDROLANT 251/991999-02-03 → 1999-03-19
    Container adrift in vicinity 45-35N 007-53W
  37. HYDROLANT 162/991999-01-25 → 1999-03-13
    Two containers adrift in vicinity 46-10N 007-20W at 251035Z jan
  38. NAVAREA IV 3/991999-01-04 → 1999-02-19
    Four containers overboard 04 jan from M/V sea land freedom between 34-00N 039-54W and 34-00N 042-13W
  39. NAVAREA IV 371/981998-12-27 → 1999-02-12
    40 foot container adrift in vicinity 43-18.3N 036-36.9W
  40. HYDROLANT 2329/981998-12-04 → 1999-01-22
    Three containers adrift in vicinity 36-42N 038-19W at 040135Z dec
  41. NAVAREA IV 340/981998-12-04 → 1999-01-22
    Three containers adrift in vicinity 36-42N 038-19W at 040135Z dec

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