Australian authorities have released an APL containership detained in Brisbane last month after its P&I club posted financial security of AUD 22.5m ($14.8m).

The 5,510-teu APL England (built 2001), which lost 50 containers off Sydney after running into heavy weather, is reported to have sailed on Friday.

The Singapore-flagged ship is said to be heading to China to undertake repairs, according to a statement from the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA).