The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has warned vessels in waters off Batangas after 46 empty containers fell from the cargo ship MV Span Asia 39 on Sept. 3.
The ship is registered under Philippine Span Asia Carrier Corp.
The containers fell into the sea near Hamilo Point in Nasugbu, Batangas. The Coast Guard has started operations to find and recover the containers.
The incident took place about 1.78 nautical miles west of Hamilo Point. The ship was about 1.5 nautical miles from the nearest shoreline when its container lashings reportedly came loose.
The master of MV Span Asia 39 told the Coast Guard that the ship left the Davao International Container Terminal in Panabo, Davao del Norte, at 3:42 p.m. on Aug. 31.
The ship was carrying 332 container units and was heading to Manila North Harbour.
At about 11 a.m. on Sept. 3, the ship was approaching the waters off Calatagan, Batangas, when it ran into rough sea
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