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Maersk ship lost "several hundred containers" in the Pacific

A Maersk ship has lost a number of containers in the Pacific, after the ship encountered engine problems due to harsh weather. This marks the second time in a few weeks that containers go overboard on a Maersk ship in the Pacific. Alliance partner says the incident concerns "several hundred containers."
Photo: Edgar Su/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
Photo: Edgar Su/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
by CHRISTIAN CARLSEN

One of Maersk's container ships has lost containers in the Pacific, after the ship encountered engine problems due to harsh weather, says Maersk in a notice to ShippingWatch.

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