The 2009 HHI built container ship MSC ANTONIA is the latest vessel to lose containers overboard in winter storms off South Africa due to Cape of Good Hope diversions.
Archive photo of MSC ATHOS back to March, 2018.
The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) stated that the Liberian flagged (LBR) boxship MSC ANTONIA lost 46 containers overboard while a further 305 boxes suffered damage in the Indian Ocean corridor last 28th August.
“The incident occurred approximately 29 nautical miles northeast of Port St. Johns while the vessel was enroute from Colombo to New York. In light of the container loss, a navigation warning has been issued to all vessels operating in the affected area,” SAMSA said in a statement.
The MSC ANTONIA safely arrived in the port of Cape Town on 30 August would undergo a comprehensive assessment and necessary repairs
This incident follows the loss of 99 containers from the CMA CGM BELEM in adverse weather while sailing off the coast of Richards Bay in South Africa on Thursday 16 August which came just a month after the CMA CGM BENJAMIN FRANKLIN lost 44 containers overboard off the coast of South Africa while sailing round the Cape of Good Hope.
