Large number og About 2,000 containers topple over on a ship en route to Japan

[rayg]

Darn meant to post it the general talk gun section above

1,816 containers toppled overboard during a storm en route to Japan

1,816 containers toppled overboard during a storm en route to Japan in what is believed to be the biggest weather-related cargo loss in history

Container ship, ONE Apus, arrived at the Port of Kobe, Japan, on Tuesday
It lost 1,816 cargo containers 1,600 nautical miles northwest of Hawaii

The ship reportedly encountered 52-foot waves during its journey

Its cargo loss is believed to be the biggest weather-related cargo loss in history.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9034281/Cargo-ship-suffers-epic-losses-2-000-containers-topple-storm-en-route-Japan.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ico=taboola_feed&ns_mchannel

[togor]

hate it when that happens

[Vern Humphrey]

I told those boys, CHECK your lashings!!

[JB White]

Wouldn't surprise me to find out deck cargo was jettisoned to save the ship. The act could be weather related but underlying causes that created the need would be in question.

[Tuna]

Talk about a hazard to navigation. 1800+ containers floating around can cause a lot of damage to ships not being able to see then just on the surface.

[m1ashooter]

Amazing. Didn't know a ship could have that many containers on it.

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She actually was inbound to the states when it happened. Wonder how much of the cargo was Christmas goods? https://gcaptain.com/one-apus-returning-to-japan-after-losing-record-number-of-containers/

[bdm]

Wonder what was in them ?

[dryheat]

Wonder what was in them ?

Everything you can imagine. I remember years ago 10's of thousands of sneakers washed on shore. The thing is scientists knew from the currents exactly where they would show up. I wonder if there is any way to salvage those things or should the navy just start sinking them.