520 containers...

[Madeo]

World record number of containers (520) lost overboard in the Bay of Biscay...

http://www.actunautique.com/article...eurs-dans-le-golfe-de-gascogne-122629067.html

Anyone for Russian Roulette?

 

[sailorman]

And Maersk self insure too, that will cost a good few €s

 

[Sy-Revolution]

Thought they were designed to sink these days?

 

[ripvan1]

Seems like 400+ were empty and other boats are picking them up - that's if my limited French is correct - would they sink so easily if empty?

 

[sailorman]

Seems like 400+ were empty and other boats are picking them up - that's if my limited French is correct - would they sink so easily if empty?

I have been told that its cheaper to keep empty box`s o/b that pay for storage space ashore

 

[Artic Warrior]

There are quotes that 10,000 are lost at sea worldwide every year,,,,eeeek

Glad we are steel not tupaware

 

[Tony Cross]

Well if you're unlucky enough to hit one lets hope you react better than Robert Redford did in "All Is Lost"!!

 

[Chris_Robb]

Well if you're unlucky enough to hit one lets hope you react better than Robert Redford did in "All Is Lost"!!

Saw that film "all is Lost" on the plane to KL yesterday, it was utter rubbish. I had to turn it off after 20 minutes - hadnt even tried to mend the hole or pump. sooo boring and what an idiot!

 

[GHA]

There are quotes that 10,000 are lost at sea worldwide every year,,,,eeeek

Glad we are steel not tupaware

Depends who you listen to.
The wiki links to references of thousands are down so no way to check further.

http://gcaptain.com/maersk-svendborg-containers-lost/
According to the World Shipping Council, whos members represent 90 percent of the world’s container ship capacity, the number of containers lost from the Svendborg Maersk on Friday surpasses the entire number of containers lost globally, on average, around the world. They note that on average, 350 containers are lost annually.

 

[Tony Cross]

Saw that film "all is Lost" on the plane to KL yesterday, it was utter rubbish. I had to turn it off after 20 minutes - hadnt even tried to mend the hole or pump. sooo boring and what an idiot!

The bit that killed me was whilst he was up the mast he saw a big thunderstorm approaching, so he shinned down the mast real quick, went below, and had a shave!

 

[Madeo]

Glad we are steel not tupaware

Yes, my boat's aluminium, but even so, I'm not even sure how 3 - 4mm of alu would fare against the corner of a container.

Quite worrying when you're doing 5 or 6 knots into a moonless night...

 

[Jassira]

The bit that killed me was whilst he was up the mast he saw a big thunderstorm approaching, so he shinned down the mast real quick, went below, and had a shave!

I've watched a few films of this genre, I think sometimes they just make bits up

 

[cmedsailor]

The bit that killed me was whilst he was up the mast he saw a big thunderstorm approaching, so he shinned down the mast real quick, went below, and had a shave!

Ha, ha..indeed. It's probably one of the modern pre storm tactics.

 

[Ravi]

The bit that killed me was whilst he was up the mast he saw a big thunderstorm approaching, so he shinned down the mast real quick, went below, and had a shave!

My recollection is that before he had his shave, he, first, made everything on the boat 'ship shape' (including decanting a few gallons of water- presumably for his life raft). I thought that he was shown shaving as a device to make clear to the non-sailing audience that he "believed" that there was nothing else left to do but wait for the storm.

It is unlikely that he shaved because he was unaware of what was coming so why did he shave? To resort to ritual and calm his nerves? To psychologically steel himself for the ordeal he feared? So, his corpse would look pretty?

Later, he probably wished he had used the time to get the storm jib prepared. But I don't think he was meant to be portrayed as the mythical perfect sailor. Far from it, in fact.

 

[theguerns]

350 a year is real rubbish. I am in contact with sailors all over the world and get news when they hear of this happening. I would say the number is over the 1000 per year and that is only the ones I have been told about. Someone said they are made to sink now adays. I dont know about this as I heard about a container that was washed up and on inspection it was frightening just how far it had traveled. Best we can do is keep a real sharp eye out but even then when they are 1 ft under the surfaceyou don't stand a chance