Containers
Numerous containers adrift vicinity of trackline between 49-49N 004-05W and 50-05N 004-13W at 201150Z feb
English Channel · HYDROLANT 518/14
- issued
- 2014-02-20 13:50Z
- status
- cancelled 2014-02-23 13:50Z (archive)
- self-cancels
- 2014-02-23 13:50Z
- cancels
- HYDROLANT 517/14
- authority
- WZ 306/14 201205Z FEB 14.
- sea
- English Channel
- position
- 49.950, -4.150
- source
- nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
ENGLISH CHANNEL. 1. NUMEROUS CONTAINERS ADRIFT VICINITY OF TRACKLINE BETWEEN 49-49N 004-05W AND 50-05N 004-13W AT 201150Z FEB. 2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 517/14. 3. CANCEL THIS MSG 231350Z FEB 14.
This area · drifting containers
168 within 180 nm since 1997 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now
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- 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
- Container adrift in vicinity 49-35N 003-14W at 021900Z mar2022-03-02
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Timeline
- Container adrift in 49-48.9N 004-04.5W at 200830Z febcancels · 2014-02-20
- Container adrift in 49-48.9N 004-04.5W at 200830Z febreplaced · 2014-02-20
Nearby now · within 120 nm
- Fowey light 50-19.60N 004-38.90W unreliableNav aids · 29.7 nm
Worldwide now
0 drifting containers in force · see all
Containers
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