Containers

Three containers adrift in 29-08.5S 048-32.6W at 111710Z may

Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast · HYDROLANT 1176/15

issued: 2015-05-14 01:10Z
status: cancelled 2015-05-17 01:00Z (archive)
self-cancels: 2015-05-17 01:00Z
authority: NAVAREA V S 464/15 132055Z MAY 15.
sea: South Atlantic Ocean
position: -29.142, -48.543
containers: 3
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

WESTERN SOUTH ATLANTIC.
BRAZIL-SOUTH COAST.
DNC 01.
1. THREE CONTAINERS ADRIFT IN 29-08.5S 048-32.6W
   AT 111710Z MAY.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 170100Z MAY 15.

This area · drifting containers

6 within 180 nm since 2002 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

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Container adrift in vicinity 26-58S 048-20W at 251310Z jun2018-06-25
Container adrift in 27-32.55S 048-20.65W at 161940Z jun2015-06-17
Container adrift in 26-24.80S 048-05.88W2002-02-19
Container adrift vicinity 30-05.7S 048-03.0W2002-02-13

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Nearby now · within 120 nm

Survey operations 10 thru 17 aug by M/V ramform titan towing 12 9000 meter long cables in area bound by…Surveys · 89.1 nm
Ponta da galheta light 27-34.55S 048-24.99W unlit until 31 augNav aids · 94.3 nm

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