MSC cleans up after vessel loses containers in North Sea

Update (Jan 7): MSC has claimed it will pay for the full costs of the clean-up and has appointed Ardent Global, renowned for its marine salvage expertise, to coordinate the search at sea in both the Netherlands and Germany.

The company said it “is committed to continue to search the sea for the containers which fell overboard, until the last one is found.” MSC will also ensure the Dutch and German beaches are surveyed until all debris related to the incident has been cleared.

MSC has arranged a clean-up operation and a search across the North Sea after an estimated 270 containers, carrying cargo including chemicals, fell from a container ship in a storm.