SUNKEN CONTAINERS

[Watch] Cargo Vessel Capsize, Containers Overboard

A Mongolian vessel capsized in Ho Chi Minh City sending dozens of containers overboard, reports VN Express.

Container ship capsize

The ship, spanning 72 meters and weighing 2,500 tons, was anchored at Hiep Phuoc Port of Nha Be District before embarking for Indonesia.

However, it capsized at 9 a.m., with its port-side underwater. Berthing ropes managed to keep the rest of the vessel afloat.

Floating cargo

Among the 54 containers onboard, 18 fell into the Soai Rap River, with some floating around and...

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Confusion over container search in Australia

A frustrated Australian Maritime Safety Authority has announced it will commence its own search for shipping containers that fell off the YM Efficiency in June.

The regulatory body released a statement on Friday (Nov. 9) saying it had signed a contractor to conduct an inspection of the sunken containers and debris field using remotely operated underwater vehicles.

The move comes after the Professional Fishermen’s Association slammed the lack of action to remove the containers, saying they were...

http://container-news.com/confusion-over-container-search-australia/

A -42 sunken containers- search in Newcastle

A search to locate 42 sunken shipping containers to ensure safe paths for fishing trawlers has resumed near Newcastle.

The YM Efficiency, a Taiwan-operated, Liberian-flagged cargo ship, lost 81 containers and had another 62 damaged during rough weather about 30km east of Newcastle on June 1.

An initial search in late June and July was able to locate less than half of the lost load.

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority said on Wednesday that a second search for the remaining 42 containers...

http://container-news.com/sunken-containers-search-newcastle/