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A Finland's St. Petersburg-bound ship drops 3 containers, one with hazardous cargo

2010-02-08 00:00:00

A Finish operator’s ship laden with containers heading for St. Petersburg port, lost three containers at sea. The incident occurred near the Swedish island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea, "TV 100" channel reports.

Some reports said, one of the boxes allegedly contained hazardous materials. The Swedish Coast Guard aircraft failed to spot as yet the lost containers. The investigation into the incident is said to begin when the ship arrives at St. Petersburg port.

Source: Port News