Composition of the Global Drifter Array on 25-May-2026:
| Pacif.Gyre: | 518 |
| SIO : | 201 |
| Metocean: | 173 |
| DBi : | 137 |
| Unknown: | 32 |
| NKE : | 32 | TOTAL: | 1093 |
Number of Iridium drifters: 1093
Fraction of array that is Iridium: 100.0 percent
Array size on 18 May 2026: 1099 drifters
Added IDs (5):
300534067520380 300534065272640 300534065958730 300534065958760 300534067581520
Lost IDs (11):
300534065280130 300234064015420 300534061283450 300534062779980 300534064492800 300534064598260 300534065061010 300534065067020 300534065167880 300534065178010
300534064234520
Net change: 5 - 11 = -6
New array size on 25 May 2026: 1093 drifters.
Death rate: 12.5 deaths per 1250 drifters per 7 days (654 deaths per 1250 per year).
Mean age of dead drifters: 803 days. Median: 385 days.
Deplog information for dead drifters (underlined: aground/picked up):
| ID | WMO# | DepDate | DepLat | DepLon | Ship | Manufacturer | Type | Prgm
| 300534061283450 | | 3201522 | | 09-Nov-2021 | | -7.7 | | -102.0 | | BLUEFIN | Pacific Gy | | BD2GI | | 31412 | 300234064015420 | | 4101542 | | 20-Jul-2017 | | 27.0 | | -79.7 | | R/V WALTON SMIT | Metocean | | SVP3GI | | 31312 | |
Specification sheet info for dead drifters not in deployment log (underlined: aground/picked up):
| ID | MANUFACTURER | TYPE | TRANSMISSION| 300534065061010 | | Pacific Gy | | BD2A3 | | 300534064234520 | | SIO | | BD2VHI | | 300534064598260 | | Pacific Gy | | BD2A3 | | 300534065280130 | | Metocean | | BD2GHI | | 300534065067020 | | Pacific Gy | | SVP3A3 | | 300534065167880 | | Pacific Gy | | SVP3A3 | | 300534065178010 | | SIO | | BD2GHI | | 300534064492800 | | Pacific Gy | | SVP3A3 | | 300534062779980 | | Metocean | | SVP3A3 | | |