Containers

Six containers adrift vicinity 59-59.5N 003-05.0W at 292300Z jan

Eastern North Atlantic · Shetland Islands · HYDROLANT 263/16

issued: 2016-01-30 17:50Z
status: cancelled 2016-02-02 17:50Z (archive)
self-cancels: 2016-02-02 17:50Z
authority: WZ 170/16 301334Z JAN 16.
position: 59.992, -3.083
containers: 6
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

EASTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
SHETLAND ISLANDS.
DNC 20.
1. SIX CONTAINERS ADRIFT VICINITY
   59-59.5N 003-05.0W AT 292300Z JAN.
   REPORT SIGHTINGS TO CGOC SHETLAND.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 021750Z FEB 16.

This area · drifting containers

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

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Noup head light 59-19.90N 003-04.20W range reduced to 12 milesOther · 39.6 nm

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