漂ひょう失しつ

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

drifting away and going lost

Describes something being carried off by water or wind and subsequently lost. Often used in maritime or disaster contexts.

• 津つ波なみで多おおくの漁ぎょ船せんが漂ひょう失しつした。

  Many fishing boats were swept away and lost in the tsunami.

• 漂ひょう失しつした貨か物もつの捜そう索さくが続つづいている。

  The search for the cargo that drifted away and went missing continues.