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The Maersk Shanghai, a vessel en route to Charleston, is anticipated to arrive this Thursday after losing over 70 cargo containers during a severe weather event. The ship, which is set to dock at the Wando Welch Terminal in Mount Pleasant at approximately 7 p.m., is coming from Savannah and is ultimately headed to New Jersey, as reported by the State Ports Authority. On March 3, the ship experienced significant rolling after departing Norfolk, Virginia, for South Carolina, resulting in the loss of an estimated 76 containers about 17 miles off the coast of North Carolina. This incident occurred during a powerful nor’easter characterized by hurricane-force winds and towering waves reaching 40 feet. Following the incident, the Maersk Shanghai briefly anchored near Charleston for an assessment of the losses, before continuing its journey directly to Freeport in the Bahamas for salvage operations. Some containers were later observed drifting in the Atlantic, leading the Coast Guard to designate them as navigation hazards. Among the missing cargo was a container holding approximately 5,900 pounds of sulfuric acid. Fortunately, there have been no reports of this material surfacing or washing ashore, and no other hazardous materials were lost in this incident. Thankfully, the crew aboard the vessel remained unharmed.

Following a comprehensive week-long salvage operation at Freeport that wrapped up on March 21, Maersk Line successfully completed the discharge of its cargo from the 'Maersk Shanghai.' Inspections are now underway for containers located in Bay 42, with regular cargo operations anticipated to resume by March 23. Meanwhile, Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is currently awaiting the final confirmation concerning the port rotation for their subsequent journey.

On March 10, the U.S. Coast Guard, in cooperation with NOAA and the Environmental Protection Agency, diligently tracked and assessed around 76 cargo containers adrift approximately 17 miles off the coast of Oregon Inlet, North Carolina. This situation unfolded a week after the "Maersk Shanghai" reported to the Coast Guard Sector North Carolina's command center via VHF-FM channel 16 about losing roughly 70 containers during severe rolling conditions at sea. A. P. Moller-Maersk later confirmed the total loss had risen to 76 containers, revealing their contents. Among the lost cargo was a container holding about 5,900 pounds of sulfuric acid. Thankfully, no signs of any sulfuric acid containers have been detected on the surface or along the shoreline, and no other hazardous materials were reported among the lost cargo. Air crews from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, alongside auxiliary and contracted aircraft, have conducted several aerial surveys over the area, managing to locate nine of the floating containers. Currently, only two out of those nine are still afloat.