Debris

Numerous containers and debris adrift in area bound by durand reef (22-02.0S 168-39.0E), havannah pass…

Western South Pacific · Coral Sea · New Caledonia · HYDROPAC 1271/18

issued: 2018-04-03 12:06Z
status: cancelled 2018-04-03 13:07Z (archive)
self-cancels: 2018-04-06 12:06Z
authority: AVURNAV NOUMEA 21/18 031115Z APR 18.
sea: Coral Sea
position: -21.826, 168.232
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

WESTERN SOUTH PACIFIC.
CORAL SEA.
NEW CALEDONIA.
DNC 06.
1. NUMEROUS CONTAINERS AND DEBRIS ADRIFT
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   DURAND REEF (22-02.0S 168-39.0E),
   HAVANNAH PASS (22-20.2S 167-03.7E),
   MARE ISLAND (21-31.0S 167-59.0E) AND
   21-24.0S 169-21.5E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 061206Z APR 18.

This area · drifting objects

3 within 180 nm since 2018 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

Season · when drifting objects happen here

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Timeline

Numerous containers and debris adrift in area bound by durand reef (22-02.0S 168-39.0E), lifou island…cancelled by · 2018-04-03

Nearby now · within 120 nm

Nothing else in force within 120 nm.

Worldwide now

4 drifting objects in force · see all

Debris

Logs, buoys, mooring gear and other objects adrift. All current drifting objects →

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.