Three containers adrift in 43-22N 010-07E
Tyrrhenian Sea · HYDROLANT 2636/99
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2000-02-07 06:40Z
This notice comes from the historical archive. Its archived status does not establish when or how the reported situation ended.
- Source and dates
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · MARIDIPART LA SPEZIA 708/99 051623Z DEC 99. Issued 1999-12-06 14:07Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:38Z; last seen in collection 2026-08-17 15:46Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
- Location covered
- Tyrrhenian Sea. The parsed report position is 43.367, 10.117. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
- Seismic survey in progress until 08 feb by M/V akademik nikolaj straknov towing 1500 meter long cable in…later cancellation notice
These reports were linked by category and sea, with positions within 30 nautical miles and issue dates within 30 days of another report's recorded in-force span. Links can extend through other members, so the full group can cover a larger area or period. Proximity does not confirm that they describe one incident.
- HYDROLANT 2636/99 · this notice1999-12-06 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 2655/991999-12-08 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Tyrrhenian Sea →
- issued
- 1999-12-06 14:07Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MARIDIPART LA SPEZIA 708/99 051623Z DEC 99
- issued by
- MARIDIPART LA SPEZIA
- sea
- Tyrrhenian Sea
- position
- 43.367, 10.117
- containers
- 3
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
THREE CONTAINERS ADRIFT IN 43-22N 010-07E.
Reading this warning
- Lost containers
- Shipping containers lost overboard, reported floating or semi-submerged, often in groups after a single incident.
- Adrift
- Loose and moving with wind and current — a vessel, container, buoy, log or anything else no longer secured.
- Position (degrees and minutes)
- How warnings write positions: degrees, a hyphen, then minutes, with N/S and E/W — 49-40.8N 003-43.8W.
Collected reports in this area · drifting containers
12 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now
Counts include repeat notices about the same situation. NGA archive coverage ends 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. The period between them is incomplete. An empty year is not evidence that no hazards occurred.
- Two containers adrift in vicinity 41-03.9N 010-36.0E at 240600Z feb2019-02-24
- Container adrift vicinity 43-48.8N 009-18.6E at 061000Z feb2003-02-06
- Two containers adrift vicinity 43-41.7N 009-44.9E at 021440Z feb2003-02-02
- Containers adrift at 300900Z jan in: a. 43-26N 009-36E2003-01-30
- Containers adrift between 43-45N 009-08E and 43-27N 009-15E at 210200Z feb2002-02-22
- Containers adrift between 43-55N 009-08E and 43-27N 009-15E at 210200Z feb2002-02-21
Month of issue in the collected archive
All available years combined. Uneven collection and repeat bulletins affect these counts; this chart does not measure the seasonality or probability of incidents.
Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm
No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.
Worldwide in the collected sources
0 drifting containers listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 16:54Z; source collection times vary.
Containers
Shipping containers lost overboard and reported adrift or semi-submerged. All current drifting containers →
Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.