Containers

12 containers adrift vicinity 16-52N 056-06E at 031500Z jul

Western Arabian Sea · Oman · HYDROPAC 1975/14

issued: 2014-07-05 09:57Z
status: cancelled 2014-07-08 09:50Z (archive)
self-cancels: 2014-07-08 09:50Z
authority: NAVAREA IX 181/14 040850Z JUL 14.
position: 16.867, 56.100
containers: 12
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

WESTERN ARABIAN SEA.
OMAN.
1. 12 CONTAINERS ADRIFT VICINITY
   16-52N 056-06E AT 031500Z JUL.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 080950Z JUL 14.

This area · drifting containers

3 within 180 nm since 2014 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

Container reported adrift in vicinity 16-57.9N 056-18.6E2020-07-24
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