HM Coastguard says it is monitoring the situation and sending up an aircraft.

A container is washed up in Elmer after three ships recently lost cargo near the Isle of Wight.

Shipping containers falling into UK waters is "no surprise" according to an expert in oceanography and maritime conditions.

Some 15 empty shipping containers at the Keppel Terminal fell into the sea on Thursday (Dec 1) afternoon as a result of ...

Shipping containers of bananas and other fruit have washed up ashore after falling overboard from a cargo ship off the Isle of Wight. The Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA) said 16 containers had fallen ...

A P&O Cruises ship had its departure delayed over the weekend after 16 shipping containers went overboard off a cargo ship outside Southampton, U.K. The Iona cruise ship waited in the port of ...

Over Christmas, vegetables, bananas and insulation foam washed up on beaches along England's southeast coast. They were from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Seven empty containers were reported overboard from a cargo vessel south of St Catherine's Point [Des Blenkinsopp] Several ...