Containers

40 submerged and semi-submerged containers adrift at 232010Z may in area bound by 32-15S 154-00E, 32-15S…

Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast · HYDROPAC 1545/20

issued: 2020-05-24 10:58Z
status: cancelled 2020-05-27 03:25Z (archive)
self-cancels: 2020-05-27 10:58Z
authority: AUSCOAST 194/20 241023Z MAY 20.
position: -33.456, 152.380
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

TASMAN SEA.
AUSTRALIA-EAST COAST.
DNC 05.
1. 40 SUBMERGED AND SEMI-SUBMERGED CONTAINERS
   ADRIFT AT 232010Z MAY IN AREA BOUND BY
   32-15S 154-00E, 32-15S 152-32E,
   33-14S 151-34E, 34-38S 150-52E,
   34-40S 152-25E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 271058Z MAY 20.

This area · drifting containers

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

40 foot container adrift in 34-50.82S 151-20.29E at 120400Z jul2020-07-12
Container adrift in vicinity 33-22S 152-21E at 060140Z jun2020-06-06
Debris and container adrift in vicinity 35-45.9S 150-59.3E at 272333Z may2020-05-28
Container adrift in vicinity 34-19.36S 151-05.68E at 270500Z may 202020-05-27
Container adrift in vicinity 33-26S 151-30E at 270440Z may 202020-05-27
Container adrift in vicinity 33-24S 151-31E2020-05-27

Season · when drifting containers happen here

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Timeline

40 containers adrift in vicinity 34-11S 151-55E at 232010Z maycancelled by · 2020-05-27

Nearby now · within 120 nm

Nothing else in force within 120 nm.

Worldwide now

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Containers

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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.