Aftermath of a bad day on the water

[koliver]

Today's arrival in Kobe Japan.

 

[Arc]

There’s going to be a lot of sneakers washing up on California

 

[MurrayM]

Note to self...steel hull trawler for crossing Pacific is a good idea.

 

[twistedtree]

Anyone know where it traveled?

 

[lwarden]

Be on the lookout for a new Youtube "ships in breaking seas" video.

 

[Alaskaflyer]

Another bad day for Lloyds too.

 

[koliver]

https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-n...large-container-ship-lost-1816-containers-ap/
ONE Apus (IMO# 9806079)

Loss of 1816 containers mid Pacific, now in Kobe for repairs.

From a report on Dec 4th:

"The vessel was on passage from Yantian, China to Long Beach, USA approximately 1600NM North West of Hawaii, when it encountered a violent storm cell producing gale-force winds and large swells which caused the ONE Apus to roll heavily resulting in the dislodging of the lost containers."

A report from Nov 30, the day of the event:

"Nov 30 news: Understood container ship ONE APUS lost up to 50 or containers in North Pacific west of Hawaii in vicinity 33 15N 172 35E in the evening Nov 30. The ship is en route from China to Long Beach, she changed course, not once, heading finally, almost due south. Most likely course changes related to containers loss and probable collapse."

 

[ancora]

No biggie, those ships lose thousands of containers every year.

 

[Wayfarer]

That must have been one hell of a storm to cause that much havoc. What a mess.

 

[koliver]

Container Ship ONE Apus Sets Record for Boxes Lost Over the Side at Over 1,900

Answers comments above by AlaskaFlyer and Ancora.

 

[Alaskaflyer]

Container Ship ONE Apus Sets Record for Boxes Lost Over the Side at Over 1,900

Answers comments above by AlaskaFlyer and Ancora.

"the loss on the ONE Apus appears to be greater than the total yearly loss of containers from all ships worldwide."

 

[BigTime]

The common usage of styrofoam packaging, especially in electronics, causes many containers to float just below the surface.

 

[koliver]

The common usage of styrofoam packaging, especially in electronics, causes many containers to float just below the surface.

No way to be "just below the surface" and also "float".

Many containers that cause problems to cruisers are "barely awash".

A container full of very buoyant contents may well be problematic. Perhaps a change to vents that would allow those containers to sink would help?

 

[Brooksie]

Having one time almost hit a derelict container off Jamaica, how would you ever trace the ownership? And why aren't they required to be picked up or sunk?


Apparently they don't all completely sink from my experience.

 

[ben2go]

Dangar Marine on you tube has videos of shipping containers towed in to be hauled out of the ocean. One of them just about couldn't be seen. Only the corner stood up enough to see from land while it floated right off the dock. I don't think it would have been seen by a cruising boat unless the water was glass smooth.

 

[spinoeca]

I think CW is that the number of containers lost each year are on the order of 10000. One made its way to the bottom of the Monterey Bay Sanctuary and was traced back to the shipping company. Several cruises and Remote Operated Vehicle surveys of the container on the seafloor resulted in a peer review paper, all supported by the shipping company.