APL vessel loses over 40 boxes off New South Wales coast

At least forty containers overboard from the Singapore-flagged container ship APL England have been lost off the New South Wales coastline on 24 May.

According to Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA), the 5,780TEU boxship was on a journey from Ningbo in China to Melbourne in Australia when it experienced a temporary loss of propulsion, which led to the container fall. The accident occurred during heavy seas about 73km south east of Sydney.

The ship’s power was restored within a few minutes...

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