NW-C-4384-26
Large deadhead adrift off Toronto, Lake Ontario
No longer in forceReceived 16 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTCArchived 17 Oct 2026, 00:28 UTC
Warning text
Positions open on the mapNW-C-4384-26
Date
2026-10-16 18:04 UTC To 2026-10-17 00:00 UTC
Status
Published
Title
Drifting Hazard
Areas
Lake Ontario
Vicinity
Toronto
Categories
Deadhead Adrift
Description
Large deadhead reported adrift in the vicinity of 43 38.2N 079 23.2W at 161745 UTC Oct 2026.
Position
43° 38.198'N 079° 23.162'W
Charts
2085(NAD83)
Location map
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No longer in forceA large deadhead (floating timber hazard) was reported adrift near Toronto, Lake Ontario. Reported position: 43°38.198'N 079°23.162'W, sighted at 161745 UTC on 16 Oct 2026. Mariners should be alert for the hazard while transiting the area.
Keep well clear and navigate with caution; maintain a proper lookout for the floating hazard.
- Type
- Drifting object · severity high
- Feed
- Wrecks, obstructions and drifting objectsAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
- Location
- Lake Ontario, vicinity Toronto
- Validity
- From 16 Oct 2026, 18:04 UTC
Until 17 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTC2026-10-16 18:04 UTC To 2026-10-17 00:00 UTC - Activity periods
- 16 Oct 2026, 18:04 UTC - 17 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTC (Reported active period as published)
- Hazards
- deadhead adrift, floating timber hazard
- Reported
- 16 Oct 2026, 16:17 UTC (16 days ago)The object keeps drifting: the map shows an indicative drift circle that grows with time.
- Charts
- 2085(NAD83)
Coast stations for this area
- RCCJRCC TrentonCanada85 NM from the area
- RCCRCC BostonUnited States374 NM from the area
- RCCJRCC QuebecCanada395 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station TrafalgarJRCC TrentonCanadaMMSI 003160029VHF 40range 40 NM17 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station FonthillJRCC TrentonCanadaMMSI 003160029VHF 40range 40 NM35 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station CobourgJRCC TrentonCanadaMMSI 003160029VHF 40range 40 NM57 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station OrilliaJRCC TrentonCanadaMMSI 003160029VHF 40range 40 NM57 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station MeafordJRCC TrentonCanadaMMSI 003160031VHF 40range 40 NM73 NM from the area
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 16 Oct 2026, 19:17 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.