News / Maersk confirms Eindhoven container loss at 260 as vessel heads for port

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Maersk Line today confirmed that 260 containers had been lost overboard from the Maersk Eindhoven this week on the Pacific. 

The vessel was en route from the Chinese port of Xiamen to Los Angeles when it encountered heavy weather on Wednesday evening, which is understood to have caused an engine failure. 

“We are in the process of conducting an investigation into the accident – our preliminary findings indicate that an engine stop and loss of manoeuvring in rough seas, leading to severe rolling, was the reason,” said ...