Overview
- HM Coastguard says 16 containers went overboard from the Baltic Klipper near the Nab Tower on 6 December, with no injuries reported and the cargo classed as non-hazardous.
- Two containers have come ashore at Selsey in West Sussex, where the beach is cordoned off and coastguard teams, fire crews and police are on scene.
- Reported contents include eight containers of bananas, two of plantain and one of avocados, with additional units described as empty and fruit seen washed up on the shoreline.
- P&O Cruises’ Iona, held in Southampton overnight for safety checks, received clearance to depart around Sunday lunchtime after a near-24-hour delay.
- The vessel’s owners are responsible for recovery, maritime broadcasts are warning local shipping, and the public is urged to avoid debris and report any finds to the Receiver of Wreck.