News24 | Hazmat team to clear mysterious blue container washed up on Garden Route

The NSRI has warned the public not to touch the container. (Supplied/NSRI)

The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) has appealed to the public along the Garden Route near Kleinjongensfontein not to touch a sealed 200kg blue container that washed ashore containing hazardous chemicals.

NSRI spokesperson Craig Lambinon said a hazardous materials team would be at the scene on Saturday.  

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He said there might be three more containers either washed up or adrift at sea because such containers are usually palleted in fours.

The public and boaters are advised not to approach the containers, should they encounter them.   

Instead, they must immediately notify the Garden Route disaster risk management unit on 044 805 5071 or the National Ambulance Services line on 10177.  

Lambinon said:

"It remains unclear where the container originated."  

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