Numerous containers adrift in vicinity of trackline between 43-25.0N 009-51.0W and 43-14.7N 009-47.6W
North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 66/18
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2018-01-09 14:44Z
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) · NAVAREA II 7/18 061420Z JAN 18.. Issued 2018-01-06 14:44Z. 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
- North Atlantic Ocean. The map shows the reported line or operation extent; it is not a vessel track. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
- 30 containers adrift in vicinity 43-25.8N 009-48.9W at 060232Z jancancelled by this 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 63/182018-01-06 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 66/18 · this notice2018-01-06 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2018-01-06 14:44Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2018-01-09 14:44Z
- authority
- NAVAREA II 7/18 061420Z JAN 18.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA II · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 43.331, -9.822
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
EASTERN NORTH ATLANTIC. SPAIN. DNC 08. 1. NUMEROUS CONTAINERS ADRIFT IN VICINITY OF TRACKLINE BETWEEN 43-25.0N 009-51.0W AND 43-14.7N 009-47.6W. 2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 63/18. 3. CANCEL THIS MSG 091444Z JAN 18.
Reading this warning
- DNC (Digital Nautical Chart)
- A reference to one of the regions of NGA's Digital Nautical Chart, used to tell the reader which charts a warning affects.
- 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.
- Track line joining
- Introduces a route through a series of positions — a cable route, a tow's track or a survey line.
- 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.
- Cancellation reference
- A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
- HYDROLANT
- The U.S. long-range warning series for Atlantic waters outside NAVAREA IV, including the eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and adjoining seas.
- CANCEL THIS MSG
- The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.
- Date-time group (DTG)
- A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.
Collected reports in this area · drifting containers
52 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.
- Six containers adrift in vicinity 41-40.50N 009-50.40W at 080445Z dec2023-12-08
- Four 40 foot containers adrift in vicinity 43-47.59N 006-11.40W at 020600 apr2023-04-04
- Four containers adrift at 281300Z nov in vicinity: a. 43-58.50N 009-14.70W2022-11-29
- Containers adrift at 282130Z sep in: a. 43-22.00N 009-37.00W2022-09-29
- 30 containers adrift in vicinity 43-25.8N 009-48.9W at 060232Z jan2018-01-06
- Five containers adrift in vicinity of trackline between 41-43.5N 009-53.8W and 45-43.4N 008-42.6W at 260900Z…2017-10-23
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 2026-10-01 20:15Z; 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.