Container ship lost up to 23 containers overboard at night Jul 14 while being anchored at Algoa Bay, South Africa, reports Maritime Bulletin.
What happened?
SAMSA (South African Maritime Safety) reported, container ship MSC PALAK lost up to 23 containers overboard at night Jul 14 while being anchored at Algoa Bay, Port Elizabeth area, South Africa.
Container ship left port of Ngqura on Jul 13, but anchored to wait out the storm, which bashed the region on Jul 13-14.
Floating containers
A fishing vessel reported that they witnessed containers drifting approximately 7 nautical miles south of where the containers were lost.
Unsafe anchorage
According to track, MSC PALAK heaved anchor and sailed out to sea late at night Jul 14 or early Jul 15, most probably because she couldn’t keep safe anchorage.
Returning to Algoa Bay in the morning Jul 16, she was berthed at Port Elizabeth, Ngqura container terminal.
About the vessel
Container ship MSC PALAK, IMO 9735206, dwt 109802, capacity 9400 TEU, built 2016, flag Portugal, manager MSC.
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Source: Maritime Bulletin
