In a major ship accident that occurred off the coast of New South Wales, 83 shipping containers have fell from a ship. The fallen containers have Sanitary products, surgical masks and nappies in it and they have already begun washing up on beaches north of Sydney. The items could prove detrimental to the whales and other animals if they swallow them.
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It was a Taiwanese owned ship, YM Efficiency was en route from Taiwan to Port Botany when the containers tumbled off. The video shows that a few continues are still at the verge of falling. A lot of them were damaged. Watch video here:
video courtsey: ABC News Australia
New South Wales Roads and Maritime Services executive director Angus Mitchell said the containers were believed to have fallen overboard from the 268-metre YM Efficiency about 30 kilometres off the coast of Port Stephens in Commonwealth waters.
The containers which are not fully submerged in water can be dangerous to boats and there is already a warning issued to road and sea travellers
“They’re 40-ft containers, they sit about a foot or two off the water. Even in the best of conditions they’re difficult to spot, but at night and in a swell, almost impossible,” Angus Mitchell said.
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