40 containers fall off Singapore cargo ship, surgical masks wash up on Sydney be

Lavender85

Massive clean up efforts carried out at affected beaches.

Zhangxin Zheng|   May 28, 03:35 AM
     

About 40 containers carrying an assortment of goods, fell off a Singapore-flagged APL England cargo ship on May 24 morning due to rough weather conditions out at sea.


As a result, some beaches in Sydney, Australia were covered in surgical masks that eventually washed ashore.

Photo via Australian Maritime Safety Authority - AMSA/Facebook

Rough seas
The incident happened about 73km southeast of Sydney coasts when the ship "experienced a temporary loss of propulsion during heavy seas" at around 6:10am local time, according to the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA).

The ship was en route to Melbourne from Ningbo, China.

The loss of propulsion was due to the loss of main engine power.

When that happened, the ship rolled heavily and destabilised, resulting in the collapse of some container stacks.

That led to 40 containers falling into the waters about 2km deep.

Besides the 40 containers, 74 containers were damaged.

Nine other containers were found protruding from the sides of the vessel after the incident.




Investigation ongoing
After a voyage of close to 16 days from China, the cargo ship was brought to the Port of Brisbane safely for investigation.

The cargo ship will be checked if it complies with both Australian and international maritime safety standards, as well as the Australian environmental protection regulations.

The first phase of the investigation will take at least a month and the ship's owners or parties involved might face legal action from AMSA if there is any breach in standards.


Surgical masks, plastic containers and aircon ducts washed ashore
While there are no dangerous goods in the containers, AMSA confirmed that items in the containers that fell overboard include household appliances, building materials and medical supplies.

Surgical masks, plastic containers and flexible ducting used in cooling and heating systems have been found littered on beaches in Sydney subsequently.


Prof Emma L Johnston AO FTSE
@DrEmmaLJohnston
Debris washes ashore. Masks and food containers are among the first of the contents to arrive after ~40 containers were lost from a ship (the APL England) 70km off the #Sydney coast. #marinedebris #plasticpollution #maritimespills
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Beaches closed for clean up
Affected beaches include Bondi Beach, Coogee Beach, Tamarama Beach, and Magenta Beach that correlate to the drift modelling of debris.

More debris is expected to wash up in the next few days.

At least five containers have been washed up on beaches so far.

Photo via NSW Maritime/Facebook.

Some of these affected beaches have to be closed for massive clean up efforts.

Residents have been warned not to enter the waters as there are large submerged items in the drift.

Via Randwick City Council/Facebook.

Top photo via Australian Maritime Safety Authority - AMSA/Facebook and photo by Aliy Pott

orenmango

Mask hanyut ke pantai. Kalau emas tenggelam di dasar laut.

Supersirap

Sayangnya barang-barang tersebut hanyut begitu di laut, nasib baik ada insuran boleh cover kerugian, apa-apa pun tindakan membersihkan laut daripada sisa-sisa tersebut adalah sangat murni

Lavender85

Supersirap replied at 28-5-2020 09:29 PM
Sayangnya barang-barang tersebut hanyut begitu di laut, nasib baik ada insuran boleh cover kerugian, ...

ha ah biasanya cargo ada cover insurance.. xdela rasa rugi sgt

umbut

Tingginya container tu di susun... kalau laut bergelora camna

nazzse

Apa yg pegang kontena2 ni semua..kecik je nampak kat laut, padahal

SiMontel

aku curious laa, dorang mmg susun kontena tu  mcm lego eh...letakletak gitu..sampai ke bhgn tepi kapal?
risau pulak aku tgk kontena tinggi2 ni

cmf_premierleag

ms aku skolah dulu, ada lawatan sambil belajar kat Port Klang..north port bhd ke apa nama tah
so ada satu engineer kapal ni bagi talk
ms tu mmg weols sume mcm kagumss sgt kalo dpt keje kapal nih
kalo kapal berlayar dr msia ke rotterdam, bila kapal dh smpi, anak2 kapal sume dpt cikcur lama2 kat netherlands sana sbb nk bawa turun kontena tu sume makan masa berhari2 sebegitu
ms masuk ke dlm kapal kontena apanama tah, dpt tgk enjin kapal...enjin je sebesar dua banglo kut aku rasa
tu baru enjin
blom parts lain lg
so bila tgk kapal kontena dlm gambo tu, x heran la sbb mmg besor gila.bleh shipped beratus2 TEU kontena

belilies

Mahwaku tengok kontena2 tu jatuh. Bukan sebijik dua tapi berpuluh puluh. Alahaiii rugi yakmat.

little_sis

sayangnya brg rosak.. dah le mask ni keperluan skrg..

Tinot7

Saratnya...

rospinki

mujur takdak cargo iols..meroyan uncle simon kang..itula entingnya marine insurance..shipper xnk tambah kos insuran..kan jadi camni sapa nk tanggung?

royaldanish

Nasib baik ada cover insurans.. tapi face mask tu sayang nya

Boomibulat

Kapal terlebih muatan agaknya tu..nasib baik x tenggelam..

Sasa28

orenmango replied at 28-5-2020 08:54 PM
Mask hanyut ke pantai. Kalau emas tenggelam di dasar laut.

Yakinnya kamu. Mask akan tenggelam ke dasar jugak. Bkn hanya terapung dan hanyut. Dah ada aktivist berenang kedasar dan kutip mask serta gloves2 getah tu setakat mana yg dijumpai. Selain ancam ekosistem laut tu disamping pncemaran

Artemesiaa

Macam mana boleh jadi sampai macam tu kontena tak dilock dengan betul ke macam mana sayang barang2 yang hanyut dan rosak.

Nana_Man

Oh my surgical masks...... sedih tgk mask dah rosak gitu... dah lah masks mahal kat sini...

whadda

Harap2 takde orang cuci n jual balik mask tu

orenmango

Sasa28 replied at 29-5-2020 12:01 PM
Yakinnya kamu. Mask akan tenggelam ke dasar jugak. Bkn hanya terapung dan hanyut. Dah ada aktivi ...

I baca apa yg article tu tulis je sistur.

"As a result, some beaches in Sydney, Australia were covered in surgical masks that eventually washed ashore."


Masks tu washed ashore, littered on the beach.