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Container Ship One Apus; North Pacific Ocean · NOAAORR-10208

issued
2020-12-03 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2020-12-17 00:00Z
self-cancels
2020-12-17 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
33.230, -172.548
vessels
CONTAINER SHIP ONE APUSCONTAINER SHIP ONE APUS SUFFERED A
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Container Ship ONE Apus; North Pacific Ocean.
North Pacific Ocean.
1. On November 30, 2020, the 1195- foot Container Ship ONE Apus suffered a container collapse mid-Pacific during a voyage from Yantian, China, to Long Beach, California. The incident occurred approximately 1,600 nautical miles northwest of Hawaii when the ship encountered a storm and heavy seas. The ship changed course and headed to Japan to assess the damage. The owners and managers of the ship are now reporting that the extent of the lost and damaged containers could exceed 1,900 containers with up to 40 hazmat containers. Fully loaded the Apus has a capacity of 14,000 TEU (Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit) intermodal containers. This hotline is being opened to capture information about the incident and the potential for marine debris and hazardous materials.
2. THREAT: OTHER.
3. POSITION 33.230N 172.548W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10208: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10208

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