Locals and holidaymakers collect carloads of debris that washed up on beaches and headlands surrounding Nelson Bay on the NSW mid-north coast after a cargo ship lost 83 containers in rough seas.

Locals and holidaymakers collect carloads of debris that washed up on beaches and headlands surrounding Nelson Bay on the NSW mid-north coast after a cargo ship lost 83 containers in rough seas.

Locals and holidaymakers collect carloads of debris that washed up on beaches and headlands surrounding Nelson Bay on the NSW mid-north coast after a cargo ship lost 83 containers in rough seas.

Locals and holidaymakers collect carloads of debris that washed up on beaches and headlands surrounding Nelson Bay on the NSW mid-north coast after a cargo ship lost 83 containers in rough seas.

Locals and holidaymakers collect carloads of debris that washed up on beaches and headlands surrounding Nelson Bay on the NSW mid-north coast after a cargo ship lost 83 containers in rough seas.