Containers

Numerous containers adrift vicinity 35-40N 155-13E at 050130Z mar

HYDROPAC 355/01

issued: 2001-03-05 09:20Z
status: cancelled 2001-03-12 00:00Z (archive)
cancels: HYDROPAC 342/01
authority: NAVAREA XI 128/01 050808Z MAR 01; MARITIME OPS NEW ZEALAND POR EGC #969 020235Z MAR 01
sea: North Pacific Ocean
position: 35.667, 155.217
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

1. NUMEROUS CONTAINERS ADRIFT VICINITY 35-40N 155-13E
   AT 050130Z MAR.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 342/01(76), FALSE ALERT.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 12 MAR.

This area · drifting containers

5 within 180 nm since 2001 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

Container adrift in 35-22N 157-48E at 131030Z aug2011-08-14
Container adrift in 35-26.5N 155-46.8E at 020458Z aug2011-08-02
Container adrift in 36-05.3N 155-57.3E at 130550Z jul2011-07-13
Container adrift in 35-08.5N 154-17.7E at 132040Z apr 112011-04-14

Season · when drifting containers happen here

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Timeline

Distress signal received vicinity 44-46S 163-09Ecancels · 2001-03-02
Distress signal received vicinity 44-46S 163-09Ereplaced · 2001-03-02

Nearby now · within 120 nm

Nothing else in force within 120 nm.

Worldwide now

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Containers

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