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Containers fall from Evergreen Marine vessel in rough seas
Strong winds and rough seas caused dozens of containers on a Taiwan-based Evergreen Marine Corp. vessel to fall into the ocean off Japan’s Kyushu on Wednesday after the ship departed from Busan for Los Angeles, the shipping company said Saturday.
In a statement, Evergreen Marine, the largest shipper in Taiwan, said the incident happened when the “Ever Liberal” encountered strong winds about 20 nautical miles off Kyushu with 36 40-foot containers into the water.
The weather conditions also caused a further 21 40-foot containers to fall onto the deck, Evergreen Marine said.
The 8,452 twenty-equivalent unit (TEU) container ship, has been diverted to the Port of Taipei to take stock of the damaged cargo before resuming its journey to Los Angeles, the company said.
Containers fall from Evergreen Marine vessel in rough seas
01/02/2021 10:09 PM
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Taipei, Jan. 2 (CNA) Strong winds and rough seas caused dozens of containers on a Taiwan-based Evergreen Marine Corp. vessel to fall into the ocean off Japan s Kyushu on Wednesday after the ship departed from Busan for Los Angeles, the shipping company said Saturday.
In a statement, Evergreen Marine, the largest shipper in Taiwan, said the incident happened when the Ever Liberal encountered strong winds about 20 nautical miles off Kyushu with 36 40-foot containers into the water.
The weather conditions also caused a further 21 40-foot containers to fall onto the deck, Evergreen Marine said.