On 26 February, the Port of Casablanca in Morocco experienced an overboard container incident near the harbour entrance.
The National Ports Agency issued a suspension order around 2300 local time on Thursday, 26 February, citing unsafe transit conditions due to the incident. Media reports indicate that port operations remained suspended on Friday. As reported, a containership, bound for Barcelona after handling containers at the port, spilled cargo into the channel.
The vessel encountered heavy swells, causing it to roll, with an estimated 85 containers going overboard. As of the latest update, the ship is anchored approximately six nautical miles offshore.
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Five boats from the Royal Maritime Gendarmerie and the Royal Navy were deployed and a helicopter was used to search for the containers. Officials noted that locating the containers was more challenging because the incident occurred at night, though tugboats were standing by some of the floating boxes.
Media reports indicate that at least one container broke open and washed ashore.