Containers

Three containers adrift vicinity of trackline between 38-45S 141-00E and 38-25S 140-29E

Great Australian Bight · HYDROPAC 997/01

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2001-07-05 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) · RCC AUSTRALIA SSM 51/01 POR EGC #54083 280220Z JUN 01. Issued 2001-06-28 04:20Z. 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: Great Australian Bight. 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 Great Australian Bight →

issued: 2001-06-28 04:20Z
status: Archived notice
authority: RCC AUSTRALIA SSM 51/01 POR EGC #54083 280220Z JUN 01
issued by: RCC AUSTRALIA SSM
sea: Great Australian Bight
position: -38.583, 140.742
containers: 3
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

1. THREE CONTAINERS ADRIFT VICINITY OF TRACKLINE
   BETWEEN 38-45S 141-00E AND 38-25S 140-29E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 05 JUL.

Reading this warning

Lost containers: Shipping containers lost overboard, reported floating or semi-submerged, often in groups after a single incident.
Adrift: Loose and moving with wind and current — a vessel, container, buoy, log or anything else no longer secured.
Track line joining: Introduces a route through a series of positions — a cable route, a tow's track or a survey line.
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.
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

4 within 180 nm since 2001 · 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.

Container adrift vicinity 38-26S 141-32E at 280655Z mar2013-03-28
Four containers adrift in 37-26.4S 139-07.9E at 232108Z mar2013-03-24
Two containers adrift in 38-36S 140-24E at 010720Z oct2007-10-01

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

2 X 6M yellow surface buoys fl.white 3S temporarily established within 1.0NM of position 38-47.19S…Nav aids · 87.9 nm
Six meter buoy, yellow, established in 38-47.62S 142-37.77ENav aids · 89.4 nm
1 X 6M yellow surface buoy established in position 38-47.62S 142-37.77E 2.5NM clearance requestedNav aids · 89.4 nm
Drill rig transocean equinox / V7A7397 / 538010767 in position 38-46.20S 142-48.80E 2.5 nm clearance requestedSurveys · 97.7 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

0 drifting containers listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-09-28 20:06Z; 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.