Most of the world’s everyday goods are shipped in metal boxes across the ocean. But when those containers fall off the ship, they're often left to pollute and wash ashore.
Most sunken containers — some still sealed, some damaged and open — are never found or recovered.
The Coast Guard has limited powers to compel shipowners to retrieve containers unless they threaten a marine sanctuary […]
That’s BS. Where I live, if someone steal my car and drive it into a lake/river, I’ll be help responsible for recovering the car, and in practice my car insurance would do it on my behalf.
The shipping company or the container’s owner should have similar responsibilities. The average container is a larger risk to the environment than the average car.
That’s BS. Where I live, if someone steal my car and drive it into a lake/river, I’ll be help responsible for recovering the car, and in practice my car insurance would do it on my behalf.
The shipping company or the container’s owner should have similar responsibilities. The average container is a larger risk to the environment than the average car.