Composition of the Global Drifter Array on 11-May-2026:
| Pacif.Gyre: | 526 |
| SIO : | 203 |
| Metocean: | 175 |
| DBi : | 137 |
| NKE : | 32 |
| Unknown: | 26 | TOTAL: | 1099 |
Number of Iridium drifters: 1099
Fraction of array that is Iridium: 100.0 percent
Array size on 4 May 2026: 1084 drifters
Added IDs (24):
300534068031290 300534068339040 300534068853560 300534068854570 300534068031260 300534068033220 300534068037270 300534068038260 300534068032280 300534068038280
300534068336180 300534068922080 300534068135920 300534068033280 300534068033270 300534068036250 300534068037290 300534068035240 300534068034270 300534068030260
300534068039280 300534068334050 300534064806670 300534065475670
Lost IDs (9):
300534062029730 300534064807080 300534061047640 300534061753820 300534064596110 300534065060080 300534065166830 300534065471380 300534067810670
Net change: 24 - 9 = 15
New array size on 11 May 2026: 1099 drifters.
Death rate: 10.3 deaths per 1250 drifters per 7 days (537 deaths per 1250 per year).
Mean age of dead drifters: 571 days. Median: 266 days.
Deplog information for dead drifters (underlined: aground/picked up):
| ID | WMO# | DepDate | DepLat | DepLon | Ship | Manufacturer | Type | Prgm
| 300534061047640 | | 3301653 | | 08-Sep-2021 | | -47.0 | | -59.0 | | Argentine Naval | Metocean | | SVP3GI | | 22212 | |
Specification sheet info for dead drifters not in deployment log (underlined: aground/picked up):
| ID | MANUFACTURER | TYPE | TRANSMISSION| 300534065060080 | | Pacific Gy | | BD2A3 | | 300534065471380 | | SIO | | BD2GHI | | 300534067810670 | | Pacific Gy | | SVP3A3 | | 300534064596110 | | Pacific Gy | | BD2A3 | | 300534065166830 | | Pacific Gy | | SVP3A3 | | 300534061753820 | | SIO | | BD2GHI | | 300534064807080 | | SIO | | BD2GHI | | 300534062029730 | | DBi | | BD2A3 | | |