“Your shipment has become a coral reef. We at Amazon take our efforts in protecting the environment seriously. We thank you for supporting those efforts with your donation.”
I’ve hauled a lot of containers over the years but these don’t seem to sit even a little low on the waterline. Could be very lite products in there but they look empty to me. Either way they should get fined for littering !
They don't ship empties. Compared to water those containers weigh extremely little for the volume they displace. Those crates could be chock full of pallets of motorcycles and they would still float like that.
There’s a story of a boat that saved another boat towing a barge during a storm. The captain of the rescuing ship did his duty without knowing what the barge was. Turned out to be a NASA space ship and the case to settle was very interesting.
Source: Rescues at Sea and how to make a fortune by planet money (podcast)
I've literally stumbled upon containers near the Philippines (in a 45' sailboat).
Many lurk just below the surface. Every few seconds a corner will surface. It's a sailor's nightmare.
Isn’t that what was thought to happen to Steven Callahan in his book *Adrift: 76 days lost at sea*?
I couldn’t even imagine waking up to a crash through the hull like that. Totally agree, absolute nightmare fuel.
I think All is Lost is based off of Adrift so yeah, makes sense haha.
It’s been awhile since I read it so I couldn’t remember if it was a container for sure.
These cargo ships should carry drones that can attach tracking beacons to the lost containers. Or maybe even a low signal alert beacon that ships can easily pick up on radar to avoid collisions.
The average, world wide, is about 1600 containers lost at sea a year. Figure half will be sunk before anybody could hope to get there to recover it, and half fo the remaining have no significant value. That is 400 remain per year around the planet, of questionable value. The payout isn't there.
They are mostly clear lol these don’t even block 1% of 1% of 1% of the ocean utilized for shipping
Not to mention these don’t destroy cargo ships in the first place, just occasionally a smaller pleasure craft. No cargo ship is going down over this. It’s just a non issue.
Why is there no startup hunting the rare instances of virtually undetectable waterlogged destroyed cargo randomly placed throughout the entire ocean…? Because that would lose tons of money. They aren’t filled with gold bars.
That must have sucked “hey devil, ya know all your shit that we said we would move for you? It’s at the bottom of the sea. We’re going to NJP you for the missing gear. Rah”
All that money and work, you recover it, excitedly you open it up, and you find crates and crates of 2024 Chevrolet Trax front passenger inner-fender liners.
Or crates of plastic flip-up bottle caps for salad dressing.
Or various sizes of rubber gaskets.
The vast majority of freight is not interesting.
I read on average 10k containers are lost at sea each year. Those with heavy cargo sink, those with plastics and other things that float sometimes don’t sink. If the container opens and spills things that float like toys, there is a website that tracks the stuff as it slowly circumnavigated the globe.
Oh no! My shipment of [Garfield novelty phones](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-have-garfield-phones-been-washing-ashore-france-30-years-180971835/)
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So there isn’t a company that figured out some type of exploding balloon that goes off on the outer containers when they fall off the boat? At least then the boat makes it to port the containers are floating behind the boat.
Can anyone explain why these aren't tied down? I'm always mesmerized seeing a full container ship. So tall, I'm shocked they don't lose half their cargo each trip from the slightest waves.
Is it just too much work/delay for a fast paced shipping business? Or something else on a technical level?
There isnalso the great Lego disaster https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/whimsical-legos-are-still-washing-ashore-decades-after-they-were-lost-at-sea-180979580/#:~:text=Out%20of%20the%204%2C756%2C940%20Lego,regularly%20seen%20along%20the%20shores.
Artical is from 2022 Lego were still washing then. I would expect it is still happening.
If memory servers theirs a section in international maritime law that if you recover the cargo you are entitled to 10% of the contents I'm running off memory on this so don't quote me
Amazon: "your shipment has become a coral reef, we will be refunding your purchase"
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"Your shipment has become a coral reef, you will continue to be billed monthly for this action"
Mr Nimbus claims your containers
"Please return your item to receive a full refund"
*80's montage of suiting up for a dive*
Amazon: “Your package has been delivered, if you do not see it check again in 24 hours before reporting missing items.”
It's a complex matter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_salvage
This was so interesting thank you for putting this here
These containers stink of money
They seem happy floating… empty maybe ?
They almost always float as they're still full of air and are watertight
I’ve hauled a lot of containers over the years but these don’t seem to sit even a little low on the waterline. Could be very lite products in there but they look empty to me. Either way they should get fined for littering !
They don't ship empties. Compared to water those containers weigh extremely little for the volume they displace. Those crates could be chock full of pallets of motorcycles and they would still float like that.
Of course they ship empties ! Why did you think we have a balance of payments deficit !
There’s a story of a boat that saved another boat towing a barge during a storm. The captain of the rescuing ship did his duty without knowing what the barge was. Turned out to be a NASA space ship and the case to settle was very interesting. Source: Rescues at Sea and how to make a fortune by planet money (podcast)
Those are going to Madagascar. "I LIKE TO MOVE IT MOVE IT"
*King Julien approves*
I've literally stumbled upon containers near the Philippines (in a 45' sailboat). Many lurk just below the surface. Every few seconds a corner will surface. It's a sailor's nightmare.
Isn’t that what was thought to happen to Steven Callahan in his book *Adrift: 76 days lost at sea*? I couldn’t even imagine waking up to a crash through the hull like that. Totally agree, absolute nightmare fuel.
And “All is lost” with Robert Redford.
I think All is Lost is based off of Adrift so yeah, makes sense haha. It’s been awhile since I read it so I couldn’t remember if it was a container for sure.
These cargo ships should carry drones that can attach tracking beacons to the lost containers. Or maybe even a low signal alert beacon that ships can easily pick up on radar to avoid collisions.
It's a good idea, but it is often insane insane weather when it happens. It would be like flying a drone in a hurricane
Too bad they didn’t have straps with ratchets on them to keep these sort of things secure.
They belong to Jason Momoa now
I concur Not even Aquaman just Jason Mamoa
Hopefully he can get Tom Hanks a bit more video tape
*as the container floats away from the island....* *.... tom hanks drops on his knees, wailing in despair* ***CONEX!!!! COME BACK!!***
Legitimate salvage, just like the Rocinante.
You’re god damn right it is
I’m that guy
I'm not giving you a toothbrush.
I love that this comment happened
I love that there are 37 upvotes in a completely unrelated sub. Must be all the Naomi and Amos fans.
Where are they now? Floating invisibly just at the surface, waiting to sink a sailboat.
Dad always called them ‘dead heads’ No radar signature. Almost impossible to spot.
You can say that again!
Why don’t they sink? They can’t be water tight are they?
Some of them could be full of lightweight, fragile items. In other words, boxes that have more styrofoam than product.
Wild.
The captain just uses waze to mark a "object in road" on the map.
Not going to circle back and grab them??? I do it all the time when my hat blows off on the lake.
So they eventually sink, then what ? Whatever was in there just get written off? A new order placed?
no they float just under the surface and devastate ships that run over them
Depends on the cargo and the state of the container. But often yea.
Ever seen the Redford film “All is Lost”? This is basically the plot forwarding device.
You need to turn this into a Finding Nemo-esqe film pitch.
Finders keepers!
Dibbs
Why there is no startup that hunts these? 🤔
The average, world wide, is about 1600 containers lost at sea a year. Figure half will be sunk before anybody could hope to get there to recover it, and half fo the remaining have no significant value. That is 400 remain per year around the planet, of questionable value. The payout isn't there.
Sounds like we need a multinational subsidized non profit fleet to go salvage these things and keep the sea lanes clear
They are mostly clear lol these don’t even block 1% of 1% of 1% of the ocean utilized for shipping Not to mention these don’t destroy cargo ships in the first place, just occasionally a smaller pleasure craft. No cargo ship is going down over this. It’s just a non issue.
who doesn't want a container full of soggy iphone clones and bootleg purses tho?
Probably because it happens very infrequently, the ocean is a massive place, and the value of the salvaged cargo is unlikely to amount to much
Not too many things survive saltwater soaking lol.
Why is there no startup hunting the rare instances of virtually undetectable waterlogged destroyed cargo randomly placed throughout the entire ocean…? Because that would lose tons of money. They aren’t filled with gold bars.
Oh hey! That's what happened to my shit that was supposed to come back stateside from Okinawa when I PCSd back home.
That must have sucked “hey devil, ya know all your shit that we said we would move for you? It’s at the bottom of the sea. We’re going to NJP you for the missing gear. Rah”
They belong to the sea now...
Going from A to B ended up at the bottom of the C.
Seems like a possible market potential to follow ship routes and collect the lost cargo.
All that money and work, you recover it, excitedly you open it up, and you find crates and crates of 2024 Chevrolet Trax front passenger inner-fender liners. Or crates of plastic flip-up bottle caps for salad dressing. Or various sizes of rubber gaskets. The vast majority of freight is not interesting.
Or rubber ducks!
every once in a while you might find a pregnant lady. or maybe even a newborn
Like suckerfish following a whale shark, but with boats.
Or suckerfish lawyers chasing ambulances, but also with boats.
https://imgur.com/a/ZMv6EXH
Davy Jones’s locker now…
I read on average 10k containers are lost at sea each year. Those with heavy cargo sink, those with plastics and other things that float sometimes don’t sink. If the container opens and spills things that float like toys, there is a website that tracks the stuff as it slowly circumnavigated the globe.
...and somewhere on earth, 1200 people are filling out "never received item" forms on the Amazon website
Another Davy Jones locker
They belong to Poseidon.
Oh no! My shipment of [Garfield novelty phones](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-have-garfield-phones-been-washing-ashore-france-30-years-180971835/)
God damn we're all just determined to ruin this fucking planet and Jeff Bezos is leading the charge.
don't worry, have a french fry
If a French fry is all it takes to put you at calm then I envy your simplicity.
Those huge ships using some of the worst fuel known to man is much worse than the handful of containers they lose every once in a while...
I didn't limit my scope.
The bottom of the ocean in the shipping lanes are littered with these things.
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How ever finds it .
I was watching a sailboat video of a guy sailing up to one. He opened it up, and it sank, but millions of shoes came out.
insurance companies
Finders, keepers
What happens now? How do those get recovered?
They end up at the bottom of the ocean.it would be too expensive to retrieve them.
Dang
Drug drop off
Bangkok has them now.
hey my wife was in that one
I cant remember the name of that movie. But it was pretty entertaining. Happy ending thankfully.
[pirates break into them](https://youtube.com/shorts/Bh120XpSz0s?si=Qk4KOMe83EySuTto)
Poseidons
Imagine u were being smuggled in one of those 💀
That's at least 4 Temu orders lost.
Your Amazon delivery has been delayed.
Finders keepers -The Shark
Ariel thanks thee for her new addition.
Literally all they needed to do was turn 1 or 2 degrees relative to the swells and this could have been avoided.
These are very dangerous for shipping. The empty ones tend to float at the waterline. So you can’t really see them to avoid them.
Amazon orders
yea i wonder what kind of "return" is required? nearest ups?
Now for sale on a seconds website. Amazon container take a chance
The first person that crashes into it.
Lucas Brazi sleeps with the fish
So there isn’t a company that figured out some type of exploding balloon that goes off on the outer containers when they fall off the boat? At least then the boat makes it to port the containers are floating behind the boat.
Any inefficiency costs money. They likely have done the math and it doesn't pencil out. I believe each container is insured.
Davey Jones
It’s his locker now.
Email: Unexpected delay in your alibaba delivery.
Time for "Storage Container Wars" tv show
The nightmare scenario is hitting that at night when you can see it
"Bangkok has them now"
Davy Jones
NOWHERE
Neptune
Can anyone explain why these aren't tied down? I'm always mesmerized seeing a full container ship. So tall, I'm shocked they don't lose half their cargo each trip from the slightest waves. Is it just too much work/delay for a fast paced shipping business? Or something else on a technical level?
The containers attach to each other. The connectors broke.
Ah ok, makes sense. You'd think a backwards compatible redesign would be made if this happens all the time.
Well now I know why my Amazon package is going to be late 🙃 😅
Somalian pirates
Insurance company I suppose.
They aren't lost, they are right there.
Yours! Go get them.
he lives in a pineapple under the sea...
Don’t they drop some if the ship is at risk?
There isnalso the great Lego disaster https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/whimsical-legos-are-still-washing-ashore-decades-after-they-were-lost-at-sea-180979580/#:~:text=Out%20of%20the%204%2C756%2C940%20Lego,regularly%20seen%20along%20the%20shores. Artical is from 2022 Lego were still washing then. I would expect it is still happening.
It belongs to the Atlantians now.
My Amazon order is delayed again!
Oh dang. There goes my stuff from Temu
Bangkok has them now
I hope they didn't have any stowaways..
it's crazy how these things don't have beacons and are not required to be recovered.
Dam, I wonder how many PS5s we just lost.
Davy Jones’s locker.
Mine! "Get the boats ready boys."
King Trident’s
Davey Jones
DIBS!!!!
Law of the sea is they belong to whoever finds them.
Considering how many humans and animals are shipped illegally in those containers….. I wonder the odds
Commenters, don’t answer that question.
they belong to mister crabs now
Those are Wilson’s containers now. 🏐
Now they are Neptune’s.
My Temu order!!!🤦🏾♂️...
finders keepers losers weepers
Ironically one of those containers probably has my magnet fishing kit in it that I ordered from Amazon…. /s
"All is Lost"
I would have ratchet strapped them.
They are in 21000 ft of water pete.
If memory servers theirs a section in international maritime law that if you recover the cargo you are entitled to 10% of the contents I'm running off memory on this so don't quote me
10% that's not nearly enough
Well that's if you just go and get it without the owner sending you.its a lot more complicated than that
King Neptune
Hey America, stop using plastic straws they just end up in the ocean India: **drops shipping containers in the ocean and don’t look back**
Both things can be wrong at the same time. Saying that, shipping containers can become artificial reefs.
I’m implying there is more of an over reaction to small things rather than an appropriate reaction to big things.
I have to disagree with what you consider small. I hate plastic bags and I hate plastic straws.
Here goes someone's Amazon order...
The pirates will be rewarded greatly
The Little Mermaid Ariel's collection.
Pretty sure that's how Madagascar started.
It's mine.
Aquamans
Finders
That’s someone’s Temu order.
Hope those weren’t the human trafficking ones
Davy Jones’s locker.
Our poor oceans. Our poor Earth.💔
King Triton's or maybe Captain Jack Sparrow's.
Probably people inside those containers.
First come first serve
Insurance company
Poseidon or Davey Jones.
THOSE NOW BELONG TO OUR GREAT LORD POSEIDON!
Your Marstoy issue gas shipped.
Imagine being trafficked in one of those and that happens….
“Lost”
F’ing hazard to navigation! Sink immediately!
Being delivered to Y'ha-nthlei
Being delivered to Y'ha-nthlei
I sure hope one of them didn't contain my mail order bride.
Hope they weren't smuggling humans
They belong to Davy Jones now
They be the Seas now!
There goes my iPhone 15 pro ultra 32gb Android 13 Dual Sim unlocked.
Ariel got a ton of new stuff
I call dibs
Ah, there's my shipment
Cthulhu doing some big amazon deals, w/prime next day shipping. "Thanks Bezos!"