Containers
20 containers adrift vicinity of trackline between 48-38N 005-30W and 43-20N 009-47W
Eastern North Atlantic · Bay of Biscay · HYDROLANT 2698/13
- issued
- 2013-10-28 10:51Z
- status
- cancelled 2013-10-31 11:00Z (archive)
- self-cancels
- 2013-10-31 11:00Z
- authority
- NAVAREA II 289/13 281001Z OCT 13.
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 45.983, -7.642
- containers
- 20
- source
- nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
EASTERN NORTH ATLANTIC. BAY OF BISCAY. 1. 20 CONTAINERS ADRIFT VICINITY OF TRACKLINE BETWEEN 48-38N 005-30W AND 43-20N 009-47W. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 311100Z OCT 13.
This area · drifting containers
159 within 180 nm since 1997 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now
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- 15 containers adrift in 47-20.00N 007-35.00W2024-04-07
- Container adrift in 43-37.0N 005-31.0W at 071038Z mar2024-03-07
- Container adrift in vicinity 47-52.20N 005-43.10W at 020234Z jun2023-06-02
- Four 40 foot containers adrift in vicinity 43-47.59N 006-11.40W at 020600 apr2023-04-04
- Three containers adrift in vicinity 48-20.00N 005-35.00W at 290800Z dec2022-12-29
- Two containers adrift in vicinity 48-19.00N 005-35.00W at 290305Z dec2022-12-29
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Nearby now · within 120 nm
Nothing else in force within 120 nm.
Worldwide now
0 drifting containers in force · see all
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