Vessel lost 40 shipping containers off Washington coast because of rough seas

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Coast Guard says about 40 shipping containers are adrift off the coast of Washington after a vessel lost containers in rough seas.

According to the Coast Guard the containers are about 43 miles west of the entrance to the Straits of Juan de Fuca.

A helicopter has been deployed to locate the containers. So far eight have been located are are being tracked as they move north.

The vessel was en route to Canada.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/vessel-lost-40-shipping-containers-off-washington-coast-because-of-rough-seas/ar-AAPQuNt

You can have these real cheap, fell off the back of a freighter.

[jpak]

1. Rubber duckies?

[paleotn]

2. As thought supply chains aren't stretched enough.

Wonder what was in them that's now at the bottom of the north Pacific?

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

4. Looks like they're floating for the time being

[paleotn]

5. Yay, Salvage!

[spike jones]

3. Reminds me of this. Weed from the sky in Yosemite. Climbing high.

[link:https://theplaidzebra.com/1977-marijuana-fell-sky-yosemite-valley-now-climbers-legend/|

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

6. Container ship fire stabilized, same ship lost about 40 containers off Wash. coast

Most of the crew of a cargo ship anchored near Victoria, B.C., Canada, was evacuated Saturday after containers on the ship caught fire, the Canadian Coast Guard said.

The fire was stabilized Sunday, according to the Canadian Coast Guard.

Link to tweet

The ship, the MV Zim Kingston, is the same vessel that lost about 40 shipping containers 43 miles west of the Strait of Juan de Fuca during rough seas on Thursday, according to the United States Coast Guard.

The ship is currently anchored about 5 miles offshore.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/container-ship-fire-stabilized-same-ship-lost-about-40-containers-off-wash-coast/ar-AAPSFkX