Cargo Ship Loses 83 Containers, Debris Washing Up On Australian Beaches

Cargo Ship Loses 83 Containers, Debris Washing Up On Australian Beaches
A cargo ship, YM Efficiency, lost 83 containers off the southeast coast of Australia. Reuters TV
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Heavy seas off the east coast of Australia have caused 83 shipping containers to fall off a cargo ship, threatening maritime traffic and migrating whales.

The YM Efficiency, operated by Taiwanese shipping company Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation, was sailing from Taiwan to Sydney on Thursday, May 31, when it encountered 5-meter swells in the Tasman Sea about 30km off the New South Wales central coast.