An orange floating object drifts in the North Pacific near the Gilberts at 00-22.3N 172-56.5E on 19 September; warning cancelled 22 September.
North Pacific, Gilberts · NAVAREA XI 416/26
- issued
- 2026-09-19 05:00Z
- status
- in force
- authority
- Japan Coast Guard (JHOD)
- sea
- South Pacific Ocean
- position
- 0.372, 172.942
- nearest port
- Viru Harbour · 1055 nm
- source
- jhod · first seen 2026-09-19 06:21Z
Original warning text
NORTH PACIFIC, GILBERTS. FLOATING OBJECT, ORANGE, ADRIFT IN VICINITY OF 00-22.3N 172-56.5E ON 19 SEP. CANCEL THIS MSG 22 SEP.
Drift estimate · where it probably is now
- estimated
- 0.420, 172.988 · ±12 nm
- from report
- 4 nm toward 44° over 0.1 d
- current
- 1.8 kn toward 42°
- wind
- 15 kn from 232° · 3% leeway
- method
- stepped 1× at the estimated position · as of 2026-09-19 06:50Z
Surface current (HYCOM, U.S. Navy) plus 3% of the wind (MET Norway). An estimate drawn dashed on the map above — not a position, not for navigation or search and rescue.
Conditions at the position · now
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MET Norway · NOAA WaveWatch III · HYCOM · GEBCO 2020 · model data at the centroid, not an observation
This area · drifting objects
1 within 180 nm since 2026 · 1 in the last 12 months · 1 in force now
Season · when drifting objects happen here
month of issue, all years in the archive
Nearby now · within 120 nm
Nothing else in force within 120 nm.
Worldwide now
3 drifting objects in force · see all
Debris
Logs, buoys, mooring gear and other objects adrift. All current drifting objects →
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.