Containers, including one with chemicals, fall off oceangoing barge

摘要

An oceangoing barge sailing through rough waters off the Florida coast lost more than two dozen shipping containers, including one loaded with potentially hazardous wet-cell batteries. Acid in those batteries can cause chemical burns if it comes into contact with skin, and the Coast Guard warned beachgoers to avoid containers that might wash up on shore. The agency issued hourly marine safety broadcasts urging mariners to be on the lookout for floating boxes.