1091/26
Drifting containers reported off Beğendik (Demirköy), Black Sea
ActiveReceived 03 Nov 2026, 00:00 UTC
Warning text
SEYHİDDA NAVIGATIONAL WARNING NO: 1091/26
BLACK SEA
UNATTENDED CONTAINERS DRIFTING ON THE SEA SURFACE HAVE BEEN DETECTED OFF THE COAST OF BEĞENDİK, DEMİRKÖY DISTRICT, KIRKLARELİ PROVINCE.
IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT THE CONTAINERS IN QUESTION BROKE LOOSE FROM A VESSEL THAT SANK OFF CAPE KALIAKRA, BULGARIA.
VESSELS NAVIGATING IN THE AREA ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT AND EXERCISE UTMOST CAUTION AGAINST FLOATING OBJECTS.
ANNOUNCED TO MARINERS.
Analysis
ActiveUnattended shipping containers drifting on the sea surface have been sighted off Beğendik, Demirköy district, Kırklareli Province in the Black Sea. The containers are reported to have broken loose from a vessel that sank off Cape Kaliakra, Bulgaria. Mariners in the area are advised to keep a sharp lookout and exercise utmost caution for floating objects. No times or positions are given in the message.
Keep a sharp lookout and exercise utmost caution for floating objects.
- Type
- Drifting object · severity high
- Feed
- Wrecks, obstructions and drifting objectsAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
- Location
- Off Beğendik, Demirköy district, Kırklareli Province, Black Sea
- Hazards
- drifting containers, floating debris
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 03 Nov 2026, 19:47 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.