MV EVER LIBERAL : Evergreen’s  Loses 36 Containers At Sea 

Taiwanese shipping company, Evergreen Marine Corporation said a total of 36 containers got lost in the sea.

 

According to a statement on Monday, a major mishap  happened in Japan where 36 containers fell into the sea.

 

 

In the statement given to the media, Evergreen announced that 36 containers fell off from their MV  EVER LIBERAL ship which left Busan Port for Los Angeles on 30th December.

 

 

 

The shipping company further revealed that the container ship was caught in bad weather, some 20 nautical miles south of Kyushu in Japan which resulted in container stacks to collapse.

 

It noted that the strong winds and a rough sea caused 21 containers of 40 ft high to fall on the deck while 36 others fell into the sea from the 8452 TEU ship.

 

 

The company assured shippers  that no one in the crew was injured and there was no hazardous substance in the containers that fell into the sea.

 

The EVER LIBERAL’s captain informed the Japanese Coast Guard immediately so that ships and people in the nearby areas are made aware of drifting containers.

 

 

The ship has been diverted to the Taipei Port so that the damaged cargo can be repaired while the company is still trying to retrieve the lost containers with a salvage operation.

 

 

“Everything possible is being done to retrieve the lost containers”, said Evergreen.