Search & recovery
Bay of Biscay
Finding a lost container in a 30 km² box
A shipping container lost in a storm, a rough drift estimate and a salvage crew on standby.
CLIENT
Meridian Marine Assurance
LOCATION
Bay of Biscay
DEPTH
2,380 m
DURATION
31 h
COVERAGE
30 km²
YEAR
2025
01
The challenge
A container carrying lithium batteries went overboard in a storm. The insurer needed it found before the salvage window closed, somewhere in a 30 km² area at 2,400 m.
02
How we flew it
K6 searched the box lane by lane with side-scan, classified contacts on board and went back for camera passes on the likely ones.
03
What we found
The container was found on the 22nd lane, intact and upright, 3.1 km from the drift estimate. Recovery followed eight days later.
31 h
Search time
3.1 km
From drift estimate
1
Container found
The position was good to a metre. The salvage crew went straight to it.
Marine claims lead, Meridian Marine Assurance
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