Several containers fell off a cargo ship berthed at Norfolk International Terminals Sunday afternoon, and first responders' marine units had their hands full trying to corral them.
According to a spokesperson for the Coast Guard, The Cutter Razorbill initially contacted personnel at the Sector Hampton Road’s command center at 3:45 p.m., and notified them that they noticed the loose containers while they were in transit.
Later, Virginia Port Authority reported that eight containers fell off of the cargo ship APL Antwerp while they were conducting operations to offload the vessel.
According to the spokesperson, three of the containers sank while the others were brought back to NIT. On Monday, officials said the remaining containers were located and operations to lift them onto a pier at NIT were underway.
The port anticipates that all recovery operations will be completed by the close of business Monday. Normal cargo operations have resumed.
