The Canadian Coast Guard mentioned 4 cargo ship containers that went overboard from the MV Zim Kingston have washed ashore on northern Vancouver Island.
The containers went overboard on Friday when the vessel encountered tough seas.
A container hearth broke out on the ship the next day whereas it was anchored close to Victoria. Potassium amylxanthate, a hazardous chemical broadly used within the mining business, was saved in two of the containers that caught hearth, in addition to two of the containers that went overboard.
On Wednesday, the coast guard revised the variety of containers that fell overboard to 109, up from an authentic estimate of 40. Two of the overboard containers are holding hazardous supplies.
4 overboard containers have been noticed on the shoreline close to Cape Scott on Wednesday afternoon. A container holding fridges had damaged open, the coast guard mentioned.
The coast guard confirmed that containers discovered ashore didn’t include items that might be thought of harmful.
The ship’s proprietor has employed a contractor to recuperate the containers, the coast guard mentioned.
A Port Hardy resident shared images of things strewn on a seaside close to Cape Scott on social media, saying, “there’s stuff in all places fridges, rain boots, sneakers, toys, Chinese language checkers boards, child oil, meals packs, hair wax, styrofoam, backpacks and extra.”
The coast guard mentioned, however they’ll proceed their search. A number of the containers have already sunk, whereas those who stay adrift will proceed to maneuver north.
— with information from The Canadian Press
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