Containers

20 containers adrift within ten miles of 18-15N 071-45E at 220432Z jun

Arabian Sea · India-west Coast · HYDROPAC 2050/15

issued: 2015-06-22 08:04Z
status: cancelled 2015-06-25 08:08Z (archive)
self-cancels: 2015-06-25 08:08Z
authority: NAVAREA VIII 446/15 220630Z JUN 15.
position: 18.250, 71.750 · r 10.0 nm
containers: 20
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

ARABIAN SEA.
INDIA-WEST COAST.
DNC 03.
1. 20 CONTAINERS ADRIFT WITHIN TEN MILES OF
   18-15N 071-45E AT 220432Z JUN.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 250808Z JUN 15.

This area · drifting containers

19 within 180 nm since 2000 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

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Nearby now · within 120 nm

6.2 meter depths reported in vicinity: a. 18-17.72N 072-55.18EWrecks · 67.1 nm
Survey operations 15 jul thru 14 aug by M/V trimurti in area bound by 19-07.08N 072-48.20E, 19-05.68N…Surveys · 75.1 nm
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