Watch: Truck trailer goes overboard from Cook Strait ferryThe ship, which had left Picton at 8am, continued on to Wellington despite the incident. A trailer containing chilled goods broke loose and crashed into the sea during a rough Cook Strait crossing this morning. MetService meteorologist Peter Little said gale force winds had ripped through Cook Strait this morning, causing choppy seas. Mariia Hakala said the sea was rough when the trailer went overboard. Strait Shipping clarified that what was lost overboard was a B-train made up of two refrigerated trailer units, along with the ship's tug unit - a mini-truck which tows the trailer unit on board.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 18, 2016 00:20 UTC