• 750 shipping containers aboard a Maersk cargo ship tumbled into the Pacific Ocean in heavy seas.
• Maersk Essen, which has the capacity for over 13,000 containers, was en route from China to California.
• Maersk is setting up a customer communication plan to reach out to customers who lost their goods.

Hundreds of containers aboard a Maersk cargo ship fell into the Pacific Ocean when the vessel hit bad weather, the company said Friday.

Maersk Essen, which has the capacity for over 13,000 containers, dropped 750 boxes on January 16 while en route from Xiamen, China, to Los Angeles, California, the company said.

“All crew members are safe and a detailed cargo assessment is ongoing while the vessel continues on her journey,” Maersk said in an emailed statement. “This is a very serious situation which will be investigated promptly and thoroughly.”