Bremerhaven

Experts said that lashing failures were the most likely cause of the container stack failures when the MSC Zoe lost around 280 containers in a storm on 2 January this year. But MSC maintains that accident investigations are continuing.

Gale force winds and the subsequent rolling movement of the ship are the most likely causes for the loss of around 300 containers from the mega-container vessel the MSC Zoe on 2 January. But MSC has not yet confirmed the causes of the accident, or how much cargo was lost.