Ship sheds 83 containers off Australia
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Australia ship loses 83 containers off New South Wales

Maritime authorities in Australia have issued an alert after 83 shipping containers fell from a vessel off the coast of New South Wales.

The containers tumbled off a Taiwanese-owned ship in a heavy swell in the Tasman Sea on Thursday.

Sanitary products, surgical masks and nappies have begun washing up on beaches north of Sydney.

  • 02 Jun 2018
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