Composition of the Global Drifter Array on 18-May-2026:
| Pacif.Gyre: | 523 |
| SIO : | 203 |
| Metocean: | 176 |
| DBi : | 137 |
| NKE : | 32 |
| Unknown: | 28 | TOTAL: | 1099 |
Number of Iridium drifters: 1099
Fraction of array that is Iridium: 100.0 percent
Array size on 11 May 2026: 1099 drifters
Added IDs (4):
300534065825550 300534065826540 300534067033380 300534065958740
Lost IDs (4):
300534061659520 300534063017410 300534063682850 300534065361200
Net change: 4 - 4 = 0
New array size on 18 May 2026: 1099 drifters.
Death rate: 4.5 deaths per 1250 drifters per 7 days (237 deaths per 1250 per year).
Mean age of dead drifters: 723 days. Median: 651 days.
Deplog information for dead drifters (underlined: aground/picked up):
| ID | WMO# | DepDate | DepLat | DepLon | Ship | Manufacturer | Type | Prgm |
Specification sheet info for dead drifters not in deployment log (underlined: aground/picked up):
| ID | MANUFACTURER | TYPE | TRANSMISSION| 300534063682850 | | Metocean | | SVP3A3 | | 300534065361200 | | Pacific Gy | | SVP3A3 | | 300534063017410 | | Pacific Gy | | BD2A3 | | 300534061659520 | | Pacific Gyre | | | | SBD 9602 | |