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02-12-2013, 05:49 AM
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Professor
Join Date: Oct 2006
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You all realize that approximately 10,000 containers are lost overboard each year?
It's appalling. This one landed in our Marine Sanctuary. http://singularityhub.com/2011/04/05...look-at-one-2/ http://webecoist.momtastic.com/2011/...ng-containers/ |
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02-12-2013, 08:37 AM
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Person who doesn't update the user title
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods
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Spuck, Thanks, that's new to me... interesting read.
I don't know if retrieving a container full of Doritos would be worthwhile, but my first thought was - surely someone will form a salvage company to get the insurance money or supply a chain of "sea surplus" stores. |
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02-12-2013, 08:44 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Arlington, VA
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There's no profit in salvaging one of those containers. Too expensive to find them and bring them up and the merchandise is probably all ruined.
If there's a container full of gold bullion, then maybe. But I don't think gold bullion is shipped much these days. |
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02-13-2013, 12:49 AM
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I'm still a jerk
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Little Mexico
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