A Maersk Line containership has lost a number of boxes off Charleston in North Carolina.
The Danish owner said between 70 and 73 containers collapsed on, or fell overboard from, the 10,081-teu Maersk Shanghai (built 2016) in a storm on 3 March.
The vessel was later anchored. US Coast Guard officers boarded to check for damage, which Maersk said had been limited to one cargo bay.
“All crew members on board are safe and accounted for,” Maersk added. “No effect on environment has been reported at this time.”
The US Coast Guard (USCG) warned of hazardous conditions off the North Carolina coast as a result.
“Navigation hazards” could be encountered in an area off Oregon Inlet on North Carolina’s outer banks.
AIS data showed the ship underway off the east coast on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, another Maersk vessel was hit by a fire off India which left four crew missing.
