Nappies and surgical masks wash up on beaches after 83 shipping containers plunge into the ocean

  • Nappies and surgical masks are the first debris YM Efficiency debris to wash up
  • The huge ship was travelling to Sydney from Taiwan when it was hit by wave
  • The five metre wave caused 83 containers to fall from the ship into the ocean 
  • It also caused damage to the ship itself forcing it to be denied port entry

Nappies and surgical masks are washing up on beaches after a vessel lost dozens of shipping containers overboard in rough seas.

Boaters have been warned to watch out for potential hazards with 83 containers coming loose and a further 30 badly damaged on the Liberian-registered ship.

The YM Efficiency was making its way from Taiwan to Sydney on Thursday night when it encountered heavy swell which should prevent it from docking there until Sunday.

 

Nappies and surgical masks are the first debris YM Efficiency debris to wash up

The huge ship was travelling to Sydney from Taiwan when it was hit by a five-metre wave (pictured is debris from the ship)

The huge ship was travelling to Sydney from Taiwan when it was hit by a five-metre wave (pictured is debris from the ship)

Roads and Maritime Services said two containers were spotted about 100 metres off Fingal Head and Boondelbah Island, near Port Stephens (pictured is debris from the ship)

Roads and Maritime Services said two containers were spotted about 100 metres off Fingal Head and Boondelbah Island, near Port Stephens (pictured is debris from the ship)

The 40-foot containers fell overboard as the ship was hit by a five-metre wave.

Roads and Maritime Services said two containers were spotted about 100 metres off Fingal Head and Boondelbah Island, near Port Stephens.

Sections of another container were found on rocks at Yacaaba Headland.

A helicopter scoured the coastline on Saturday for the 40-foot containers while nappies, surgical masks and plastic containers are among the first debris to wash up on Jimmys Beach and Rocky Point.

It also caused damage to the cargo ship (pictured) itself, forcing it to be denied port entry

It also caused damage to the cargo ship (pictured) itself, forcing it to be denied port entry

The ship was operated by the Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation and a spokeswoman has stressed that there were no dangerous goods or contaminants inside

The ship was operated by the Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation and a spokeswoman has stressed that there were no dangerous goods or contaminants inside

The seas are still too rough today for any ships to come into Port Botany, according to Roads and Maritime Services executive director Angus Mitchell. 

The ship was operated by the Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation and a spokeswoman has stressed that there were no dangerous goods or contaminants inside.

‘There is no security concern about the condition of the vessel,’ she said in a statement.

Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation is liaising with customers and discussing the next steps with its insurer. 

Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation is liaising with customers and discussing the next steps with its insurer

Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation is liaising with customers and discussing the next steps with its insurer

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