The 'MSC Eloane' has between 30 and 45 40-ft-containers, about 40 miles off the Galician coast on Jan 5, 2018, around 10 p
The 'MSC Eloane' has between 30 and 45 40-ft-containers, about 40 miles off the Galician coast on Jan 5, 2018, around 10 p.m. 40 miles northwest of Finesterre in the appriach of the traffic separation zone in waves of up to seven meters. The ship was enroute from Rotterdam and Tanger. Salvamento Marítimo in Finisterre was notified of the loss of this cargo among which were no dangerous goods, and alerted the ships in the vicinity to navigate with caution. It was believed that some of the boxes would sink by their own weight. The maritime rescue center waited until Jan 7 to see if conditions improved and a search operation in the area could be carried out. The 'MSC Eloane' which had sailed from Rotterdam on Jan 2 dropped anchor off Tanger on Jan 7 at 4.20 a.m.