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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ben Mitchell

Public urged not to eat bananas that washed ashore after 16 containers fell from cruise ship

Sixteen shipping containers, filled with fruit, plunged into the sea off the Isle of Wight, forcing a cruise ship to delay its departure.

The P&O Cruises vessel Iona, with a capacity for 5,200 holidaymakers, was due to depart Southampton on Saturday for a 14-day voyage to Spain, Portugal, and the Canary Islands. The incident left the ship stranded until it received clearance to sail Sunday lunchtime.

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