Containers

Container adrift vicinity 45-04.12N 006-25.28W at 171800Z jul

Bay of Biscay · HYDROLANT 1367/10

issued: 2010-07-18 09:23Z
status: cancelled 2010-07-21 09:20Z (archive)
self-cancels: 2010-07-21 09:20Z
authority: NAVAREA II 274/10 180858Z JUL 10.
sea: Bay of Biscay
position: 45.069, -6.421
containers: 1
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

BAY OF BISCAY.
1. CONTAINER ADRIFT VICINITY 45-04.12N 006-25.28W
   AT 171800Z JUL.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 210920Z JUL.

This area · drifting containers

119 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

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