Bizarre moment bananas wash up on UK beach | News

Shipping containers full of bananas and other fruit have washed up on the UK coast after falling into the sea from a cargo ship.

The Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA) said sixteen containers fell into the water from the Baltic Klipper near the Nab Tower lighthouse off Bembridge on the Isle of Wight at around 6pm on Saturday, December 6.

Some containers came ashore at Selsey in West Sussex.

No crew members on the ship were injured.

The 5,200-passenger P&O Cruises ship Iona had to postpone its departure from Southampton on Saturday to the next day following the incident.

HM Coastguard is working with the relevant authorities. The public has been advised to avoid the area and report items found in the containers to HM Coastguard’s Receiver of Wreck.