Overview
- HM Coastguard confirms 16 containers went overboard from the Baltic Klipper near Nab Tower on 6 December.
- Five containers have washed up around Selsey, where Coastguard, fire service and police have cordoned the beach.
- The cargo is non-hazardous and includes bananas, plantain and avocados, with no crew injuries reported.
- A helicopter and fixed-wing searches continue for containers seen adrift, and the public must report wreck material to the Receiver of Wreck.
- West Sussex County Council has hired response teams to clear cargo from the shoreline, as P&O Cruises’ Iona departed after an almost 24-hour delay.