Casualty News
MSC HOUSTON V
Date
March 20, 2025
Type
Cargo Loss and Damage
Voyage
Turkiye/Greece/UK
Reports have been received that Portuguese flag vessel MSC HOUSTON V (44,234gt, built 2010) lost at least fifteen containers overboard yesterday whilst sailing in rough seas off the coast of Portugal.
The vessel has been forced to deviate into Vigo, Spain as a port of refuge where it arrived earlier today.
It is understood that some containers have collapsed whilst others are hanging over the side of the vessel.
MSC HOUSTON V had sailed from Piraeus, Greece on 15 March, destined for Liverpool in the UK. Previously the vessel had called at ports in Turkiye.
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