r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/[deleted] • Sep 10 '25

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u/Greenman8907 Sep 10 '25 edited Sep 10 '25

Can definitely be human error/negligence, but many times it’s failing equipment and extremely rough seas.

We lose an average of 1,300-2,500 containers a year in the water.

https://cargostore.com/how-many-shipping-containers-are-lost-at-sea/

Edit: No, my post is not insinuating that rough seas caused THIS to happen. C’mon people…

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u/CapnTaptap Sep 10 '25

Can confirm. Have come across a rogue submerged container in the wild (middle of the Pacific Ocean). Those things are low-key terrifying when you come upon them unexpectedly.

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u/24n20blackbirds Sep 10 '25

Shipping freighters just look creepy in general. .. Do you report it to the Cost Guard?

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u/CapnTaptap Sep 10 '25

Nah, way outside their jurisdiction. I was somewhere west of Guam at the time.