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Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAAForty containers have gone overboard after a ship hit high seas off Vancouver Island Thursday.The MV Zim Kingston heeled 35 degrees in heavy swells west of the Strait of Juan de Fuca, off Cape Flattery, the .The ship was on its way to Vancouver from South Korea at the time.The Coast Guard said it is monitoring the containers and are warning boaters that these containers may be submerged and not visible. Story continues below advertisement“(There’s) no report of injuries and also no report of dangerous substances or materials in the containers that went overboard,” U.S. Coast Guard petty officer Michael Clark told Global News.He added a helicopter flew over the area last night and spotted eight containers in the water. A locating beacon was then dropped from the helicopter.“The vessel has gone to anchorage at Constance Bank at Victoria and they’re doing an inventory right now,”&nbsp;Joe Spears, managing director of the Horseshoe Bay Marine Group, told Global News.He said it’s not known if the containers will make their way to the coast. Story continues below advertisement“Other vessels could hit it, small vessels, it could wash up on shore, depending if there’s chemicals on board, there could be a chemical reaction, any number of things could happen,” Spears added.“It’s all unknown at the moment.”Spears suggested the best course of action would be for U.S. and Canadian officials to work together and to consult fishermen and First Nations in the area to advise on where the current might take these containers.Global BC meteorologist Kristi Gordon said the bad weather would have .© 2021 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.CommentsAdvertisementStay in the loopGet a roundup of the most important and intriguing national stories delivered to your inbox every weekday.Sign up for National newsletterSign UpStay in the loopGet a roundup of the most important and intriguing national stories delivered to your inbox every weekday.Sign up for National newsletterSign UpAdvertisement

Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAAForty containers have gone overboard after a ship hit high seas off Vancouver Island Thursday.The MV Zim Kingston heeled 35 degrees in heavy swells west of the Strait of Juan de Fuca, off Cape Flattery, the .The ship was on its way to Vancouver from South Korea at the time.The Coast Guard said it is monitoring the containers and are warning boaters that these containers may be submerged and not visible. Story continues below advertisement“(There’s) no report of injuries and also no report of dangerous substances or materials in...

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