Most of the world’s everyday goods and raw materials moved over long distances are packed in large metal boxes the size of tractor-trailers and stacked on ships.
Cargo ships can lose anywhere from a single container to hundreds at a time in rough seas
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Much of the debris that washed up on Lewis’ beach matched items lost off the giant cargo ship ONE Apus in November 2020. When the ship hit heavy swells on a voyage from China to California, nearly 2,000 containers slid into the Pacific
Court documents and industry reports show the vessel was carrying…hazardous goods: batteries, ethanol and 54 containers of fireworks.
Ironically the hazardous (to people) goods may well be better for the ocean than most of the rest.
Ethanol should disperse well enough and not cause much issue.
Fireworks are mostly cardboard.
Still a horror show though.
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Ironically the hazardous (to people) goods may well be better for the ocean than most of the rest. Ethanol should disperse well enough and not cause much issue. Fireworks are mostly cardboard. Still a horror show though.
Cardboard, and… black powder and various metals or salts as colorants.
They’re probably not a catastrophe, but they’re certainly not helping the environment.