Lost Shipping Containers, C/V S.M Portland; Buldir Island, Alaska

Buldir Island, Alaska | 2025-Mar-04

Initial Notification: On 3/4/2025, the USCG contacted the SSC regarding a cargo ship, C/V S.M. Portland, lost 81 shipping containers, approximately 30 miles North of Buldir Island, Aleutian Islands. USCG drift models indicated the containers, if floating, are drifting south. The containers are listed as general cargo, but the contents are presently unknown. USCG is requesting an overflight tomorrow (3/6/2025).