The Dutch Coastguard has issued a navigational warning after an ultra-large containership lost scores of containers while underway in the North Sea.
The ship, MSC ZOE, was in German waters when it lost the containers in heavy seas between Vlieland, Netherlands and the German Bight in the southeastern North Sea on New Year’s Day.
The Coastguard initially reported about 30 containers lost. However, an update Wednesday morning said it now understands that a whopping 270 containers went overboard.
Photos released Wednesday by Germany’s Havariekommando shows toppled boxes both fore and aft of the ship’s superstructure:
The Coastguard is warning ships in the vicinity keep an eye out for containers floating in the water.
At least 21 containers with loose goods have washed up on the Dutch islands of Vlieland, Terschelling and Ameland.
The MSC ZOE was underway from Antwerp, Belgium to Bremerhaven, Germany at the time of the incident.
Laatste update; er zijn 270 containers overboord geslagen. Over de inhoud is niets meer bekend dan de goederen die inmiddels op de eilanden aangespoeld zijn.
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