10 containers went overboard from a container barge in Andaman sea off the coast of Satun Province, Thailand, early in the morning Aug 2 or during the night Aug 1-2, reports Maritime Bulletin.
What happened?
10 containers, some or all of them 40-foot ones, loaded with rubber wood, went overboard from container barge in Andaman sea off the coast of Satun Province, Thailand, early in the morning Aug 2 or during the night Aug 1-2.
Heavy seas
Barge was towed by tug MCL EXPRESS I (no data found) from Kantang, Trang Province, Thailand, to Penang, Malaysia.
The vessel encountered heavy seas, resulting in the loss of 10 containers. All were located, with majority being washed ashore on Ko Bulon Le island beaches.
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Source: Maritime Bulletin
