the Container ship lost some cargo.
In Australia on the beaches of Sydney and suburbs makes tens of thousands of medical masks.
This is part of the cargo of the lost ship APL England on the way from China to Melbourne, reports the Daily Mail. 73 km from Sydney, the ship under the flag of Singapore was in a strong pitching and lost about 40 containers.
Sydney beaches could be closed as face masks wash ashore after APL England loses 40 ship containers – Daily Mail https://t.co/IhTDYDlcIO
Most fell to the depth of 2 km, several containers have washed ashore to the North of Sydney. A container ship was forced to turn around and head to Brisbane.
From the incident, local authorities closed several beaches in Sydney. It is expected that the beaches will also be closed.
A cargo container, thought to be one of 40 containers lost in the giant ocean swells from the ship APL England, has washed up on the Beach. #9Newshttps://t.co/j8ewqKteNT
Australians are asked not to touch the mask, which literally covered the beach. Some of them are still tightly Packed. About the build-up of waste are asked to inform the rescuers that are engaged in the clearing.
Debris washes ashore. Masks and food containers are among the first of the contents to arrive after ~40 containers were lost from a ship (the APL England) 70km off the #Sydney coast. #marinedebris #plasticpollution #maritimespills pic.twitter.com/QitWJB8DXw
the operators of the APL England said that 21 of the 40 lost containers were empty. Others don’t contain dangerous goods. In them, in addition to masks, were household appliances and building materials.
Anna Lysenko
