The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) issued an urgent warning on Monday night after steel shipping containers were dislodged from the MSC Chloe just before midnight on Tuesday‚ August 7‚ about 21 nautical miles (39km) east-south-east of Durban.
Off Durban, awaiting the berth on arrival from Port Elizabeth, the ship was caught in huge swell, rolling some 30 degrees both sides. 13 containers went overboard, 25 containers on board were damaged.
According to maritimebulletin.net, the safety authority said none of the containers were believed to contain any listed “dangerous cargo” or marine pollutants. It was believed that the containers were loaded with a variety of cargo‚ including citrus fruit.