I read an article years ago about semi-submerged containers. Then can lurk just at the surface level and even in full daylight be almost invisible. A collision with one can sink even a large private vessel in only a few minute with no warning.
Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Dec 9, 2015 9:58 PM, "bobmor99 . via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I'm just a day-sailing river rat and have never had to deal with rogue > containers. I wonder if, for coastal cruisers, the danger is greater to be > run down by a container ship than to collide with one of its washed > overboard containers. I have no idea. > Bob M > Ox 33-1 > Jax, FL > > On Wed, Dec 9, 2015 at 8:50 AM, Dreuge via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com > > wrote: > >> >> It is a potential “All is Lost “ * 25 >> >> COAST GUARD CONTINUES TO INVESTIGATE CAUSE OF CONTAINERS LOST FROM BARGE >> OFF FLA. COAST >> >> http://www.uscgnews.com/go/doc/4007/2748438/ >> >> >> >> >> >> >> - >> Paul E. >> 1981 C&C 38 Landfall >> S/V Johanna Rose >> Carrabelle, FL >> >> http://svjohannarose.blogspot.com/ >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Email address: >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the >> bottom of page at: >> http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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