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  1. 10-24-2021, 07:26 PM #1
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    Floating shipping containers

    Wonder what was in them. With our luck they were all chips for vehicles. Also a cargo ship on fire off the coast of Seattle.



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    #2 10-24-2021, 07:41 PM
    And it keeps getting worse.......although its not that many containers.....
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    #3 10-24-2021, 07:47 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by fishin couillon View Post
    And it keeps getting worse.......although its not that many containers.....
    Google how many go overboard a year..its crazy
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    #4 10-24-2021, 08:10 PM
    Maybe time to start a salvage Co.
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    #5 10-24-2021, 08:23 PM
    Bad. Deal
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    #6 10-24-2021, 08:32 PM
    Surprised that they would even float. Even if it was for just a short time. Didn’t think they were that waterproof.
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    #7 10-24-2021, 08:40 PM
    Same ship that lost the containers is the one on fire. Reason they don't secure them is because losing a few containers is better than the whole ship capsizing.
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    #8 10-24-2021, 08:40 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by suck my wake View Post
    Surprised that they would even float. Even if it was for just a short time. Didn’t think they were that waterproof.

    Wouldn't they have to be pretty well sealed to keep the salt air and water out of them. One story i read said they could float for almost 60 days depending on the size.
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    #9 10-24-2021, 08:42 PM
    400,000,000 condom seconds. Good ones on the last ship
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    #10 10-24-2021, 08:46 PM
    Stop the vaccination mandates and quit paying people not to work. Then there is no shipping container back up; plus Florida is ready to off load all ships sent to them.
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    #11 10-24-2021, 08:47 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by D.O.C. 989 View Post
    Wouldn't they have to be pretty well sealed to keep the salt air and water out of them. One story i read said they could float for almost 60 days depending on the size.
    Yes they would. But it seems to me that they would have to be vented.
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    #12 10-25-2021, 05:12 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by JLWatts View Post
    Stop the vaccination mandates and quit paying people not to work. Then there is no shipping container back up; plus Florida is ready to off load all ships sent to them.
    You do realize that ships sitting on the west coast would have to travel another 4400 miles to get to Florida.
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    #13 10-25-2021, 05:41 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by jerzia View Post
    You do realize that ships sitting on the west coast would have to travel another 4400 miles to get to Florida.
    They could have been there by now and been unloaded and reloaded and on their way back.
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    #14 10-25-2021, 05:58 AM
    My question is how many of those containers sitting on the ships have perishables – fruits, vegetables, meats and so on that they are going to try and pawn off as fresh once they hit the docks

    Just imagine what the smell will be when they open some of them
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    #15 10-25-2021, 06:05 AM
    Shoot'em full of holes and make them sink quicker, they are insured
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    #16 10-25-2021, 06:26 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by VicLynn View Post
    They could have been there by now and been unloaded and reloaded and on their way back.
    Exactly my point! At least the products would be getting used instead of just sitting there useless.
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    #17 10-25-2021, 06:30 AM
    And what port in Florida has the capacity and depth for these ships? And who is paying people to not work? Where do I sign up?
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    #18 10-25-2021, 06:32 AM
    Neighbor just had one moved in to use as a storage shed, not sure why it was decommissioned but the doors on his do seal up very very tight....
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    #19 10-25-2021, 07:05 AM
    Full of crappie fishing bobbers.
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    #20 10-25-2021, 07:12 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by JTN View Post
    Neighbor just had one moved in to use as a storage shed, not sure why it was decommissioned but the doors on his do seal up very very tight....
    Pretty sure they only have a life of 3 years due to salt damage from the ocean life. That’s why we are short due to not many being built over last 2 years now while a huge load of them expired
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