"Initially, HM Coastguard issued stern warning that the finds ought to be reported to the receiver of wreck, the UK government civil servant whose role can be traced back to a time when pirates, smugglers and looters tried to hide plunder from the law. However, the receiver's office made it clear on Monday that because the plunder in this case was perishable, it did not need to be flagged to it."
"The saga began on Saturday when 16 containers went overboard from the refrigerated cargo ship Baltic Klipper in the Solent between the Isle of Wight and the British mainland. The incident disrupted some shipping movements and the P&O Cruises ship Iona was delayed in departing from Southampton because of the incident. Eight of the containers were reported as carrying bananas, two plantain, one avocados, and the remaining five were empty."
Sixteen containers went overboard from the refrigerated cargo ship Baltic Klipper in the Solent between the Isle of Wight and the British mainland. The incident disrupted some shipping movements and delayed the P&O Cruises ship Iona leaving Southampton. Eight containers reportedly carried bananas, two plantain, one avocados, and five were empty. Five containers washed ashore around Selsey, West Sussex; some broke open and bunches of bananas floated onto beaches. HM Coastguard initially advised that finds be reported to the receiver of wreck, but the receiver's office said perishable cargo did not require reporting. West Sussex county council, supported by fire and police, established cordons and led the cleanup, urging the public to stay away.
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