One of the shipping containers that went overboard off the coast on Sunday morning has been found floating in waters off Wollongong.
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There have also been reports of items washing up on beaches along the Illawarra.
At about 6.10am on Sunday the Singapore-flagged container ship APL England lost power in heavy seas, which caused the ship to roll.
At least 40 containers fell overboard while others were left hanging over the edge or crushed.
A massive clean up stretching from southern Sydney to close to Newcastle will continue over the coming days as more and more debris is expected to wash ashore.
NSW Maritime, which is managing the onshore clean-up operation, has contracted Varley Group to collect debris.
There were reports on Wednesday that debris had been spotted on Corrimal Beach.
Five containers, locked together in a row, were located on Wednesday morning at near Norah Head, north of The Entrance.
A further five containers, also locked together, have been sighted during aerial surveillance off Terrigal
"We have had our staff working around the clock to attend reported locations of debris ... and have appointed two contractors to lead the collection with a workforce of 60 people," NSW Maritime acting executive director Alex Barrell said.
"This is expected to increase as more debris comes ashore."
Flexible ducting, medical face masks and yellow foam has washed up on beaches as far south as Wollongong and as far north as Catherine Hill Bay.
According to the ship's records, 21 of the containers that went into the drink were empty.
Of the remaining containers, the ship's cargo manifest indicates there are no dangerous or hazardous goods among the contents.
Instead what was inside included bar stools, food dehydrators, medical face masks, shields and goggles, furniture, range hoods, gazebos and cat furniture.