Containers

13 containers overboard between 39-06N 179-11E and 39-21N 178-45E at 120200Z feb

North Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 273/08

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2008-02-20 00:00Z

This notice comes from the historical archive. Its archived status does not establish when or how the reported situation ended.

Source and dates: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · CCGD 14 HYDRO REQ 5/08 130146Z FEB 08.. Issued 2008-02-13 02:40Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:38Z; last seen in collection 2026-08-17 15:46Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
Location covered: North Pacific Ocean. The map shows the reported line or operation extent; it is not a vessel track. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Current notices and reporting history in the North Pacific Ocean →

issued: 2008-02-13 02:40Z
status: Archived notice
authority: CCGD 14 HYDRO REQ 5/08 130146Z FEB 08.
issued by: CCGD
sea: North Pacific Ocean
position: 39.225, 178.967
containers: 13
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

1. 13 CONTAINERS OVERBOARD BETWEEN 39-06N 179-11E
   AND 39-21N 178-45E AT 120200Z FEB.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 20 FEB.

Reading this warning

Lost containers: Shipping containers lost overboard, reported floating or semi-submerged, often in groups after a single incident.
Position (degrees and minutes): How warnings write positions: degrees, a hyphen, then minutes, with N/S and E/W — 49-40.8N 003-43.8W.
Date-time group (DTG): A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.
CANCEL THIS MSG: The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.

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Collected reports in this area · drifting containers

7 within 180 nm since 2008 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

Counts include repeat notices about the same situation. NGA archive coverage ends 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. The period between them is incomplete. An empty year is not evidence that no hazards occurred.

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
41 containers adrift vicinity 39-37N 179-46E at 050700Z feb2008-02-07
41 containers adrift vicinity 39-37N 179-46E at 050700Z feb2008-02-07
41 containers adrift in 39-37N 179-46E at 050700Z feb2008-02-06
41 containers adrift in 39-37N 179-46E at 050700Z feb2008-02-06

Month of issue in the collected archive

All available years combined. Uneven collection and repeat bulletins affect these counts; this chart does not measure the seasonality or probability of incidents.

Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.

Worldwide in the collected sources

0 drifting containers listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 06:35Z; source collection times vary.

Containers

Shipping containers lost overboard and reported adrift or semi-submerged. All current drifting containers →

Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.