Containers

20 containers adrift in vicinity 22-29N 119-41E at 140918Z jan

South China Sea · Taiwan Strait · Taiwan-southwest Coast · HYDROPAC 162/17

issued: 2017-01-16 09:28Z
status: cancelled 2017-01-19 09:28Z (archive)
self-cancels: 2017-01-19 09:28Z
authority: NAVAREA XI 31/17 160850Z JAN 17.
position: 22.458, 119.708
containers: 20
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SOUTH CHINA SEA.
TAIWAN STRAIT.
TAIWAN-SOUTHWEST COAST.
DNC 23.
1. 20 CONTAINERS ADRIFT IN VICINITY
   22-29N 119-41E AT 140918Z JAN.
2. ONE CONTAINER ADRIFT IN VICINITY
   22-26N 119-44E AT 142320Z JAN.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 190928Z JAN 17.

This area · drifting containers

8 within 180 nm since 1998 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

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Nearby now · within 120 nm

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