Debris

Fishing gear adrift in vicinity of 51-49.9N 001-58.1E

North Sea · Dover Strait · England-southeast Coast · HYDROLANT 2487/18

issued: 2018-08-01 16:30Z
status: cancelled 2018-08-04 16:30Z (archive)
self-cancels: 2018-08-04 16:30Z
authority: WZ 862/18 011558Z AUG 18.
sea: North Sea
position: 51.832, 1.968
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

NORTH SEA.
DOVER STRAIT.
ENGLAND-SOUTHEAST COAST.
DNC 20.
1. FISHING GEAR ADRIFT IN VICINITY OF
   51-49.9N 001-58.1E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 041630Z AUG 18.

This area · drifting objects

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

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