Banana Containers Cause Shipping Disruption in Solent

Shipping containers wash up on the beach after falling overboard in the Solent

Shipping containers carrying thousands of bananas have been washing up on the south coast after falling overboard in the Solent.

Banana containers cause shipping disruption in Solent

The containers came off a cargo ship near Bembridge on Saturday evening.

Contents of fallen containers confirmed after two come ashore on mainland

Bananas, plantain and avocados are among the items carried by containers which fell from a ship off the Isle of Wight.

Containers which fell off cargo ship wash ashore with bananas spotted on shoreline

Two containers which fell off a cargo ship in the Solent have washed ashore.

Containers fall overboard in English Channel

Emergency response services were put on alert in the English Channel after 18 containers fell overboard from Seatrade’s reefer containership Baltic Klipper during heavy weather on Saturday. Images of containers and plenty of bananas washing up on English shorelines were carried by UK media across the weekend.  An investigation is likely to determine whether the …