Containers

Container adrift in 42-42.8N 178-54.2E at 262050Z aug

North Pacific · HYDROPAC 2414/11

issued: 2011-08-27 05:51Z
status: cancelled 2011-08-30 05:40Z (archive)
self-cancels: 2011-08-30 05:40Z
cancels: HYDROPAC 2371/11 HYDROPAC 2391/11 HYDROPAC 2409/11
authority: NAVAREA XI 655/11 270147Z AUG 11 - AUSCOAST 217/11 CX 270305Z AUG 11 - JRCC HONOLULU 261759Z AUG 11 - AUSSAR 5504/11 CX 270424Z AUG 11.
position: 42.713, 178.903
containers: 1
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

NORTH PACIFIC.
1. CONTAINER ADRIFT IN 42-42.8N 178-54.2E AT 262050Z AUG.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 2371/11(74), OPERATIONS COMPLETED.
3. CANCEL HYDROPAC 2391/11(19).
4. CANCEL HYDROPAC 2409/11(74), VESSEL LOCATED SAFE.
5. CANCEL THIS MSG 300540Z AUG.

This area · drifting containers

7 within 180 nm since 2011 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

100 containers adrift in vicinity 40-00N 178-10E at 291500Z oct2020-10-30
15 to 20 containers adrift vicinity 41-03N 177-56E2012-10-08
Four containers adrift vicinity 41-25.6N 175-49.7E at 121345Z jan2012-01-12
Container adrift in 42-54.8N 178-52.6E at 142015Z oct2011-10-15
Container adrift vicinity 42-25.2N 175-22.6E at 150248Z jul2011-07-15
Container adrift vicinity 42-00.8N 175-16.8E at 122030Z jul2011-07-13

Season · when drifting containers happen here

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Timeline

Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V greatship mamta in 19-16.5S 116-46.5Ecancels · 2011-08-23
Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 37-03.2N 176-54.1W at 250509Z augcancels · 2011-08-25
12 meter M/V perlin, white hull, one person on board, unreported rosslyn bay (23-09S 150-47E) to port…cancels · 2011-08-26
Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V greatship mamta in 19-16.5S 116-46.5Ereplaced · 2011-08-23
Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 37-03.2N 176-54.1W at 250509Z augreplaced · 2011-08-25
12 meter M/V perlin, white hull, one person on board, unreported rosslyn bay (23-09S 150-47E) to port…replaced · 2011-08-26

Nearby now · within 120 nm

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