Containers

Partially submerged white container adrift in 27-16.7S 153-29.3E at 050645Z mar

Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast · HYDROPAC 857/18

issued: 2018-03-05 08:53Z
status: cancelled 2018-03-08 08:53Z (archive)
self-cancels: 2018-03-08 08:53Z
cancels: HYDROPAC 825/18
authority: SEA SAFETY 17/18 050722Z MAR 18.
sea: Coral Sea
position: -27.278, 153.488
containers: 1
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

CORAL SEA.
AUSTRALIA-EAST COAST.
DNC 05.
1. PARTIALLY SUBMERGED WHITE CONTAINER ADRIFT IN
   27-16.7S 153-29.3E AT 050645Z MAR.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 825/18.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 080853Z MAR 18.

This area · drifting containers

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

Container adrift in 26-18.45S 153-23.45E at 022330Z mar2018-03-03
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Container adrift vicinity 30-08.9S 153-15.8E2001-09-06

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Timeline

Container adrift in 26-18.45S 153-23.45E at 022330Z marcancels · 2018-03-03
Container adrift in 26-18.45S 153-23.45E at 022330Z marreplaced · 2018-03-03

Nearby now · within 120 nm

Fad temporarily anchored in 26-36.55S 153-30.16E at 210506Z julOther · 40.2 nm

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