On Friday 14 February, the container vessel Svendborg Maersk, during very rough weather in the Bay of Biscay, lost a significant number of containers over board, the company said in its press release.
Other containers onboard are damaged as a result of collapsed stacks. Weather conditions at the time of the incident were severe with wind blowing 60 knots and waves reaching 10 m. The crew is safe and accounted for. Local maritime authorities were informed about the incident and nautical warning broadcasted about floating containers. Minor damages are reported to the vessel.
The destination port was Colombo, Sri Lanka. The vessel called the port of Malaga on 17 February for re-stowage of the collapsed stacks and repair of various equipment hit by shifted containers.