OUTSIDE PILOTAGE AREAS
LOCALITY: CAPE MORETON
ACTIVITY: CONTAINERS LOST OVERBOARD
Mariners are advised that thirty-one shipping containers have been lost over the side from a ship
about 7 NM east of Cape Moreton in approximate position Latitude 27° 01.5′S, Longitude
153°36′E. There have been no reports of any containers floating, however the containers may be
floating just under the surface of the water. The containers were reported overboard at 03:15hrs
11 March 2009.
Mariners are advised exercise extreme caution when navigating in this area and report the
position of any shipping containers to Brisbane Port Control.
AUS Charts Affected: 235
Maritime Safety Queensland Charts Affected: Moreton Bay – Manly to Mooloolaba (MB1)
Maritime Safety Queensland Beacon to Beacon Directory 7th Edition map 5
Maritime Safety Queensland Beacon to Beacon Directory 8th Edition map 5

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