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Half of the lost containers located

21 of the 46 containers that fell into the sea from the "Log In Pantanal" on Aug 11 in Barra de Santos have already been mapped by Log-In, owner of the freighter, until Sep 7. Four have already been recovered. The remainder was located by the company in the vicinity of the accident. For seven of them, the salvage plans have already been developed, however, with no deadline to occur. All were in the vicinity of Barra de Santos. Each container will have a specific plan for its removal. Ibama gave a period of 30 days for the owner to recover all objects and to inform about the whereabouts of each one of them. Cleaning work in the coastal region of São Paulo, according to IBAMA's agent, continued in the region and there is still no forecast to end. The metal boxes and the goods that were being transported were found at several points of the Paulista Coast after the accident. After leaving a terminal at the port of Santos on Aug 10, the "Log In Pantanal" had been waiting in an area off the coast of Guarujá to berth at another facility when the cargo loss occurred the following night in waves that exceeded four meters. Some containers were opened and the contencts were spread. Local residents went go to the scene with boats and picked up the items - which was fought by law enforcement. Among the goods collected from the water were backpacks, bicycles and air conditioners. French report with photo: http://www.atribuna.com.br/noticias/noticias-detalhe/porto&mar/armadora-localiza-21-conteineres-no-mar-e-monta-plano-para-resgate/?cHash=6b54246bd73a61034dd42af77d205c46

Brazil Arrests Cargo Ship Looters

Brazilian officials have made arrests after people in boats looted floating cargo containers that fell from a cargo ship near the Brazilian Port of Santos, according to the BBC. Brazilian-registered containership Log in Pantanal lost 45 containers at night during a storm on Aug 10-11 on outer Santos anchorage. The vessel is owned and operated by freight forwarder Log-In Logistics, according to containership-info. Containers broke open upon impact with the water, remained adrift and sent cargo floating. Local people had gone out in small boats to the floating containers, removing consumer goods including bike wheels and clothing. Police reported thieves were attempting to take away air-conditioning units, other white goods, clothing, hospital equipment and backpacks. Police chased two speed boats loaded with goods and arrested 11. Social media videos showed the ship rolling heavily in a large swell. Video: https://youtu.be/9-TPFIR89LE

Container ship lost some 45 containers overboard off Santos

Container ship LOG IN PANTANAL lost some 45 containers overboard on the night Aug 10-11 on outer Santos anchorage, Brazil, between 0130 – 0300 hours local time. Channel was closed until 0840 in the morning. Some containers broke when they fell into water, with cargo floating around. Police boats patrol floating goods to prevent theft. The cause of the accident not yet clear, it is said, that there was heavy swell in the area. Most probably, containers lashing was faulty. As of 1500 UTC Aug 11, boxship was at anchor on outer anchorage. Not clear whether vessel was leaving port or waiting to enter – according to locals, she was waiting, but according to AIS, she was leaving. Pictures on http://g1.globo.com/sp/santos-regiao/porto-mar/noticia/piratas-sao-flagrados-saqueando-conteineres-que-cairam-no-mar-de-navio-no-litoral-de-sp.ghtml