Containers

79 containers adrift vicinity 45-42N 007-38W

Eastern North Atlantic · Bay of Biscay · HYDROLANT 3337/13

issued: 2013-12-24 20:43Z
status: cancelled 2013-12-27 20:45Z (archive)
self-cancels: 2013-12-27 20:45Z
cancels: HYDROLANT 3326/13
authority: NAVAREA II 362/13 242040Z DEC 13.
sea: North Atlantic Ocean
position: 45.700, -7.633
containers: 79
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

EASTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
BAY OF BISCAY.
1. 79 CONTAINERS ADRIFT VICINITY 45-42N 007-38W.
2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 3326/13.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 272045Z DEC 13.

This area · drifting containers

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

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Container adrift in vicinity 47-52.20N 005-43.10W at 020234Z jun2023-06-02
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Season · when drifting containers happen here

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Timeline

30 containers adrift vicinity 45-42N 007-38W at 231931Z deccancels · 2013-12-23
30 containers adrift vicinity 45-42N 007-38W at 231931Z decreplaced · 2013-12-23

Nearby now · within 120 nm

Nothing else in force within 120 nm.

Worldwide now

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