Sydney Beaches Closed Over Cargo Ship Rubbish

Containers falling off the APL England, 73 km south east of Sydney on 25 May, 2020. Australian Maritime Safety Authority 2019

Randwick City Council in Sydney has closed its beaches for clean-up after about 40 shipping containers fell overboard on a Melbourne-bound cargo ship.

Some Sydney beaches have been closed with plastic strewn across the sand after about 40 shipping containers fell off a cargo ship headed to Melbourne.