Having sailed the trades to Hawaii and the west coast of Baja California. I
saw alot more garbage and no ships in the trades.
Doug MountjoysvPegasusLF38 just west of Ballard, WA.
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My information is certainly dated, but a while back my wife was consulting for
a shipping (container) line and at that time they claimed that they regularly
lost about 5 containers on an average Atlantic crossing. Interestingly, they
were not overtly alarmed about it. I think, fortunately, most
Having worked for a forklift company that made a lot of container handling
equipment, I can tell you what I recall.
5 lost containers per ship is probably not a bad guess at the average. Although
it is not 5 containers off every ship, it is more the case of 100 containers
off every 20th
It is a potential “All is Lost “ * 25
COAST GUARD CONTINUES TO INVESTIGATE CAUSE OF CONTAINERS LOST FROM BARGE OFF
FLA. COAST
http://www.uscgnews.com/go/doc/4007/2748438/
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Paul E.
1981 C 38 Landfall
S/V Johanna Rose
Carrabelle, FL
http://svjohannarose.blogspot.com/
I'm just a day-sailing river rat and have never had to deal with rogue
containers. I wonder if, for coastal cruisers, the danger is greater to be
run down by a container ship than to collide with one of its washed
overboard containers. I have no idea.
Bob M
Ox 33-1
Jax, FL
On Wed, Dec 9, 2015 at
I read an article years ago about semi-submerged containers. Then can lurk
just at the surface level and even in full daylight be almost invisible. A
collision with one can sink even a large private vessel in only a few
minute with no warning.
Josh Muckley
S/V Sea Hawk
1989 C 37+
Solomons, MD
