Heavy Pitching and Hull Vibration Trigger Loss of the Containers

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MAIB reports the investigation in relation with the Loss of cargo containers overboard from container ship Ever Smart.  The exact location is 700 miles east of Japan, North Pacific Ocean.  The report was published in 22 July, 2020.

Summary of the incident

On 30 October 2017, the UK registered container ship Ever Smart suffered a container stow collapse while on passage between Taipei, Taiwan and Los Angeles, USA.

The master had changed the ship’s passage plan to avoid severe weather caused by a...

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