The 984-foot ship, carrying 4,700 cargo containers, was minutes into a 27-day journey to Sri Lanka when it collided with the bridge’s support column at 1:27 a.m. on Tuesday.

Officials Say Hazardous Material Aboard Crashed Ship Poses No Threat. Two containers fell into the water and were missing, but neither contained hazardous materials, the Coast Guard said.

"The presence of the Chinese vessel Xiang Yang Hong 03 in the Maldivian EEZ poses several potential dangers, ... "The threat posed by this ship is alarming and it must leave Maldives immediately ...