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The U.S. Coast Guard said it responded to a report of lost cargo from the barge Ho Omaka Hou as the tug Hoku Loa was transiting with the barge to Hilo Harbor.<\/p>\n
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The tug operator reported that at 4:30 a.m. Monday, several 40-foot shipping containers fell overboard. That number of missing containers currently stands at 21, according to the Coast Guard.<\/p>\n
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Nine of the containers have been located while 12 remain missing, the Coast Guard reported.<\/p>\n
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The crew of the tug and barge Ho Omaka Hou noticed that the containers were missing after mooring in Hilo. Containers are reportedly adrift approximately 8 miles north of Hilo, and one had been spotted adrift in Hilo Harbor.<\/p>\n
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The accident is currently under investigation.<\/p>\n
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The Ho Omaka Hou barge is owned and operated by Hawaii-based Young Brothers, a leading interisland freight company and independent subsidiary of Foss Maritime Company, which is wholly-owned by Saltchuk Resources.<\/p>\n
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The Coast Guard said working with Young Brothers to locate and recover the containers and assess the situation further, including determining the contents of the containers.<\/p>\n
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Weather at the time of the incident was east winds at 12 mph, waves to 4 feet with a south swell at 3 feet, and isolated showers.<\/p>\n
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