Containers

Numerous containers adrift vicinity 56-46.1N 001-33.7E at 151600Z dec

North Sea · HYDROLANT 2962/12

issued: 2012-12-15 19:46Z
status: cancelled 2012-12-18 19:45Z (archive)
self-cancels: 2012-12-18 19:45Z
authority: WZ 1629/12 151715Z DEC 12.
position: 56.768, 1.562
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

NORTH SEA.
1. NUMEROUS CONTAINERS ADRIFT VICINITY
   56-46.1N 001-33.7E AT 151600Z DEC.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 181945Z DEC 12.

This area · drifting containers

15 within 180 nm since 2000 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

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