[8] Nineteen of the containers and their contents – including organic peroxides, children's toys, shoes, bags, cushions, chairs, televisions, and plastic packaging – washed ashore on the Dutch islands of Vlieland, Terschelling, Ameland and Schiermonnikoog and German island Borkum in the Wadden Sea, a protected UNESCO biosphere reserve.

[9][10][11] In 2020, the Dutch Safety Board, German BSU and Panama Maritime Authority published a joint report on their investigation of the incident.

It notes that the loss of containers occurred over several hours, due to strong rolling and the associated accelerations caused by the prevalent sea conditions at the time.

[12] In 2019 the shipping company created a list of places at sea where contents of the containers still can be found but did not publish it.

After a lengthy legal battle against the Dutch government (who deemed the waste "litter") this list was made public in April 2024.