Drifting containers in the North Sea

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

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  1. HYDROLANT 833/222022-03-23 → 2022-03-26
    Container adrift in vicinity 51-07.8N 001-32.0E at 230511Z mar
    Dover Strait · England
  2. HYDROLANT 3359/202020-11-01 → 2020-11-04
    33 containers adrift in vicinity 58-36N 002-56W at 311156Z oct
    North Sea · Scotland
  3. HYDROLANT 3347/202020-10-31 → 2020-11-01
    Ten containers adrift in 58-36N 002-56W at 311156Z oct
    North Sea · Scotland
  4. HYDROLANT 3344/202020-10-31 → 2020-10-31
    Ten containers adrift in 58-36N 000-56W at 311156Z oct
    North Sea · Scotland
  5. HYDROLANT 893/202020-03-08 → 2020-03-11
    Container adrift in 58-34.6N 004-51.2E at 081213Z mar
    North Sea · Norway
  6. HYDROLANT 3604/182018-11-20 → 2018-11-23
    Three containers adrift in vicinity 53-24.9N 000-43.3E
    North Sea · England
  7. HYDROLANT 3498/172017-10-29 → 2017-11-01
    Container adrift in 58-03.4N 004-13.8E at 290158Z oct
    North Sea · Norway
  8. HYDROLANT 2044/172017-07-02 → 2017-07-05
    Container adrift in 60-39.7N 001-47.1E at 020745Z jul
    North Sea · Shetland Islands
  9. HYDROLANT 2040/172017-07-01 → 2017-07-04
    Container adrift in 60-37.2N 001-40.3E at 011812Z jul
    North Sea · Shetland Islands
  10. HYDROLANT 1997/172017-06-29 → 2017-07-02
    Container adrift in vicinity 60-48.03N 001-42.55E at 290730Z jun
    North Sea
  11. HYDROLANT 1837/172017-06-12 → 2017-06-15
    Container adrift in 60-41.5N 000-38.4W at 120500Z jun
    North Sea · Shetland Islands
  12. HYDROLANT 1064/172017-04-01 → 2017-04-04
    Seven containers adrift in vicinity 60-58.8N 001-50.2E
    Norwegian Sea
  13. HYDROLANT 938/172017-03-23 → 2017-03-26
    Container adrift in 60-45.7N 001-07.3E at 231610Z mar
    Eastern North Atlantic · Norwegian Sea · North Sea · Shetland Islands
  14. HYDROLANT 274/152015-01-31 → 2015-02-03
    Four containers adrift in 54-53.6N 000-07.3W at 312120Z jan
    North Sea · England
  15. HYDROLANT 84/152015-01-11 → 2015-01-14
    Container adrift vicinity 58-07.0N 004-37.2E at 102120Z jan
    North Sea · Norway
  16. HYDROLANT 2962/122012-12-15 → 2012-12-18
    Numerous containers adrift vicinity 56-46.1N 001-33.7E at 151600Z dec
    North Sea
  17. HYDROLANT 274/122012-02-02 → 2012-02-05
    Container adrift in 58-07.4N 000-48.4E at 021215Z feb
    North Sea
  18. HYDROLANT 1130/102010-06-17 → 2010-06-20
    Container adrift in 54-32.5N 000-44.4E at 171226Z jun
    North Sea · England-east Coast
  19. HYDROLANT 2456/092009-12-17 → 2009-12-20
    Two containers adrift in 54-16.8N 000-00.3W at 171125Z dec
  20. HYDROLANT 2320/062006-12-29 → 2007-01-06
    18 containers adrift 59-09.2N 002-16.9W at 291450Z dec
  21. HYDROLANT 383/052005-02-25 → 2005-02-25
    Container adrift vicinity 51-58.9N 001-50.3E at 251157Z feb
  22. HYDROLANT 378/052005-02-24 → 2005-02-24
    Container adrift vicinity 52-03.9N 002-14.0E at 241142Z feb
  23. HYDROLANT 374/052005-02-23 → 2005-03-02
    Container adrift vicinity 52-20.7N 002-22.6E at 231703Z feb
  24. HYDROLANT 373/052005-02-23 → 2005-02-23
    Container adrift vicinity 52-15.3N 002-23.1E at 231149Z feb
  25. HYDROLANT 371/052005-02-23 → 2005-03-02
    Container adrift in 52-24.7N 002-29.4E at 230705Z feb
  26. HYDROLANT 369/052005-02-23 → 2005-03-02
    Two containers adrift in 52-28.8N 002-38.3E at 222008Z feb
  27. HYDROLANT 189/052005-01-24 → 2005-01-31
    Three 20 foot containers reported adrift in 53-32.6N 000-23.0E at 241400Z jan 05
  28. HYDROLANT 187/052005-01-24 → 2005-01-30
    Six 40 foot containers adrift 53-51.8N 002-44.1E at 240115Z
  29. HYDROLANT 1557/042004-09-23 → 2004-09-30
    Two containers adrift in 51-52N 002-25E at 231915Z sep
  30. HYDROLANT 2437/022002-11-02 → 2002-11-08
    Container adrift vicinity 57-31.3N 001-37.4W at 021343Z nov
  31. HYDROLANT 1006/022002-05-01 → 2002-05-01
    Two 40 foot containers adrift in 51-14.0N 002-11.2E at 010630Z may
  32. HYDROLANT 2191/012001-08-07 → 2001-08-14
    Container adrift vicinity 54-48.9N 001-17.8W at 071637Z aug
  33. HYDROLANT 1950/012001-07-10 → 2001-07-17
    Container adrift in 55-58.1N 000-38.8W at 102145Z jul
  34. HYDROLANT 1940/012001-07-10 → 2001-07-17
    Container adrift in 51-43.9N 002-04.6E at 100510Z jul
  35. HYDROLANT 415/012001-02-04 → 2001-02-11
    Nine containers adrift vicinity 57-27.7N 001-38.5W at 042030Z feb
  36. HYDROLANT 1295/002000-04-12 → 2000-04-19
    Container adrift vicinity 53-42.1N 001-56.1E at 121240Z apr
  37. HYDROLANT 1224/002000-04-07 → 2000-04-14
    Container adrift vicinity 53-24.5N 000-27.0E at 070830Z apr
  38. HYDROLANT 1217/002000-04-06 → 2000-04-13
    Two containers adrift in: a. 53-22N 001-46E
  39. HYDROLANT 1180/002000-04-04 → 2000-04-11
    Container adrift in 53-28N 001-51E at 041630Z apr
  40. HYDROLANT 1178/002000-04-04 → 2000-04-11
    Container adrift vicinity 53-34N 000-32E at 041130Z apr
  41. HYDROLANT 1174/002000-04-04 → 2000-04-11
    Ten containers adrift vicinity 54-04N 002-07E at 040400Z apr
  42. HYDROLANT 2645/991999-12-07 → 1999-12-14
    Containers adrift vicinity 59-34N 001-03W at 071502Z dec
  43. HYDROLANT 2639/991999-12-07 → 1999-12-14
    Six containers adrift vicinity 59-40N 001-10W at 062150Z dec
  44. HYDROLANT 286/991999-02-07 → 1999-02-09
    40 foot container adrift in vicinity 51-45.2N 002-30.9E at 071524Z feb

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