Berthing Delay As Containers Topple & Lost at Sea

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Containers toppled on ship resulting in a week’s delay in berthing at Wilmington, North Carolina, reports Fleetmon

What happened?

Container ship HELSINKI BRIDGE berthed at Wilmington, North Carolina, USA, on Mar 6, a week behind schedule. The ship went into trouble on the way from Boston to Wilmington on Feb 27, several containers stacks toppled, as can be seen on photos.

Containers Lost

Highly probably, some containers were lost overboard.

Unknown Causes

HELSINKI BRIDGE was anchored off Wilmington from Feb 28 until Mar 6, cause or causes unknown, and there may be several.

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Source: Fleetmon