MV DISCOVERY BAY

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Lost container traced and marked

On Feb 24, 2014, the maritime prefecture of the Atlantic carried out the marking of a container drifting eight miles off the Ile d'Yeu. The container was lost from the "Discovery Bay" among 14 more on Feb 8 while the reefer was enroute from Santa Marta to Flushing where it docked on Feb 10. A Dauphin helicopter of the Navy Base in La Rochelle with a CEPPOL team on board was dispatched from the Naval Air Station Lann Bihoué. The magnetic marker was set up at 3:00 p.m. ET which allowed to follow the drift in real time. The recovery of the container would take place as soon as weather conditions were favorable. Following a spell at Dover from Feb 13 to 14, the ship remained in the Waal Port Rotterdam from Feb 14 to Feb 18 before setting sail again bound to Willemstad. French report with photo: http://www.premar-atlantique.gouv.fr/communiques-presse/marquage-conteneur-derivant-large-ile-yeu.html