SINGAPORE, Dec 3 — Some 15 empty shipping containers at the Keppel Terminal fell into the sea on Thursday (Dec 1) afternoon on account of robust winds throughout a squall or storm, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) mentioned yesterday.
MPA mentioned that it was knowledgeable of the incident at about 3pm on Thursday.
There had been no reported accidents and there have been additionally “no immediate impact to (the) port operations”, it added.
Two patrol crafts had been deployed to watch and cordon off the affected space to facilitate the restoration work of the freight containers by PSA Corporation.
Its Port Operations Control Centre has additionally restricted all vessel motion within the neighborhood of Keppel Terminal till all of the containers are recovered.
In a photograph that has been circulating on social media, a variety of the cargo containers will be seen floating on the waters close to Keppel Terminal.
In the background, a number of different containers will be seen toppled over on the wharf.
In a video uploaded on the Sg.incidents Instagram account, a patrol craft will be seen retrieving a container as one other container bobs within the water.
On Thursday, the (*15*) Service Singapore warned of extra thundery showers throughout the island within the first half of the month.
It mentioned that short-duration average to heavy thundery showers are forecast over components of Singapore within the afternoon on most days, often extending into the night. — TODAY
Strong winds send 15 empty shipping containers falling into sea at Singapore’s Keppel Terminal (VIDEO)
Strong winds send 15 empty shipping containers falling into sea at Singapore’s Keppel Terminal (VIDEO)
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Strong winds send 15 empty shipping containers falling into sea at Singapore’s Keppel Terminal (VIDEO)