Spills · chemical

Maersk shanghai lost containers; 17 miles off oregon inlet, north carolina

NOAAORR-9680

issued
2018-03-05 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2018-03-19 00:00Z
self-cancels
2018-03-19 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
34.980, -75.630
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

MAERSK Shanghai Lost Containers; 17 Miles off Oregon Inlet, North Carolina.
17 Miles off Oregon Inlet, North Carolina.
1. On 5 March, 2018, USCG Sector North Carolina notified the NOAA SSC that due to high winds, approximately 70 containers fell off the MAERSK SHANHAI, a container ship transiting 17 miles off the cost of Oregon Inlet, North Carolina on the evening of 3 March 2018. USCG requested information on hazmat contained in the lost containers.
2. THREAT: CHEMICAL. COMMODITY: 76 40 FOOT LONG SHIPPING CONTAINERS.
3. POSITION 34.980N 075.630W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9680: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9680

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