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Dozens of fallen shipping containers bobbing along Vancouver Island

Container ship Zim Kingston lost 40 shipping containers in the water of the Straight of Juan de Fuca on Friday; a fire was reported on the vessel the next day
U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Diolanda CAballero
Container ship Zim Kingston lost 40 shipping containers in the water of the Straight of Juan de Fuca on Friday; a fire was reported on the vessel the next day
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Published 3:08 pm

SEATTLE (AP) — The Canadian Coast Guard says maritime workers are waiting for calmer weather before they can retrieve some 35 shipping containers that fell off a ship in rough seas and have been drifting near the Strait of Juan de Fuca for the past several days.

The Seattle Times reports the containers are drifting parallel to shore off the southwest coast of Vancouver Island near Tofino, British Columbia, based on aerial tracking.

The Canadian authorities tweeted that current modelling indicates the containers will not come ashore. Two contain hazardous materials.

Environment Canada said a gale warning was in effect midday Monday.

The Zim Kingston spilled those containers overboard early Friday. The ship is anchored and smoldering offshore from Victoria, B.C.

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