Containers

Container adrift in vicinity 35-18.2S 137-11.0E at 270130Z may 20

Great Australian Bight · Australia-south Coast · HYDROPAC 1580/20

issued: 2020-05-27 05:07Z
status: cancelled 2020-05-30 05:07Z (archive)
self-cancels: 2020-05-30 05:07Z
authority: SEA SAFETY 61/20 270502Z MAY 20.
position: -35.303, 137.183
containers: 1
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

GREAT AUSTRALIAN BIGHT.
AUSTRALIA-SOUTH COAST.
DNC 05.
1. CONTAINER ADRIFT IN VICINITY 35-18.2S 137-11.0E
   AT 270130Z MAY 20.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 300507Z MAY 20.

This area · drifting containers

3 within 180 nm since 2002 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

Four containers adrift in 37-26.4S 139-07.9E at 232108Z mar2013-03-24
Six containers adrift in 37-45.1S 135-50.9E at 032040Z sep2002-09-03

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