Number of Containers Lost at Sea Falling, Survey Shows – gCaptain

Large Containership Loses About 70 Containers Overboard Off U.S. East Coast – gCaptain
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A 10,000 TEU containership lost about 70 containers overboard on Saturday night while about 17 miles off Oregon Inlet, North Carolina.

The U.S. Coast Guard is warning mariners of navigation hazards.

The 324-meter Maersk Shanghai contacted USCG watchstanders at Sector North Carolina’s command center via VHF-FM marine radio channel 16 on Saturday evening notifying them that they lost approximately 70 to 73 cargo containers due to high winds and heavy seas.

The ship is sailing from Norfolk, Virginia to Charleston, South Carolina, according to AIS data.

The incident comes as a powerful nor’easter slammed the East Coast over the weekend, producing hurricane force winds and significant wave heights up in excess of 40 feet in the western Atlantic.

Number of Containers Lost at Sea Falling, Survey Shows – gCaptain
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An average of 1,390 containers have been lost at sea each year over the past three years, according to a new survey of the world’s ocean carriers by the World Shipping Council.

The number of containers lost represents a 48% reduction in the average annual losses compared to the previous three-year period. The number includes containers that were lost during catastrophic events, i.e. those where more than 50 containers were lost during a single event. Excluding catastrophic events, the average number of containers lost each year was 612, which is about 16% less than the average of 733 units lost each year in 2011, 2012, and 2013.

The new figures were released Monday in an updated survey of World Shipping Council members, who operate approximately 80 percent of the global containership fleet in terms of capacity.

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