Why Recovering Lost Shipping Containers is so Difficult

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[@christhorney]

i know what containers are, i thought this was supposed to be about recovering them, not a run down on how shipping containers life story

[@johna.4334]

Agreed. That's why I gave this video a big thumbs down vote.

[@vjsoeifi]

Thanks. Saved me 10 minutes.

[@carlob517]

Flutus Flukked up with this video ;o)

[@HOLYMIX1589]

Lololol

[@klad2860]

Every youtube video, ever.

[@frequentlycynical642]

It's hard to imagine that any container recovery is financially logical. And Fructus drops the topic almost immediately.

[@tayloralldredge6537]

Why does it have to be Financially Viable for a Shipping Company or a Shipping Insurance Company to Recover Lost Cargo due to The Shipping Companies Negligence? I’m NOT Tree Hugging Environmental Nut, But when a Container Carrying Hazardous Materials goes into the Ocean, such as with The Recent Containers Lost the Other Day carrying Lithium Ion Batteries, The Shipper who was Negligent in doing there Job Securing Those Goods should be Responsible for Cleaning Up THEIR Mess. The Shipper doesn’t Own the Ocean, so they should be Held Responsible for Cleaning Up their Mess as is ANY Case when a Business or Individual is Using a PUBLIC Place. Nobody wants Trash in The Ocean, we Have ENOUGH Plastic Floating Around The OCEAN! When the Railroad has a Derailment or a Trucking has a Car Accident, they are Responsible for Cleaning Up THEIR Mess wether there is ANY Monetary Gain or Not!

[@fantakouyate2307]

Agreed. I would imagine that all goods within are lost immediately due to water contamination. I would hope that companies see the importance of removing lost shipping containers from the ocean because of the threat that they pose to smaller ships and ocean ecosystems

[@TheTacktishion]

The content of this video has very little about recovery of shipping containers.... I lot of "filler" about cargo ships....! Just saying....

[@jackmarshallnz]

yep. In reality they go out and shoot a hole in it so it sinks. There, saved you 10 minutes.

[@jasonjamrs7413]

Tell you everything you need to know robot swims down put chain on and magic

[@jagdeepthandi7765]

O

[@ralphaverill2001]

Not mentioned in the video is the danger posed to smaller vessels by containers that fall off ships but dont sink immediately. They float just below the surface and can stove in the fiberglass and wooden hulls of small vessels.

[@timothygeiger8271]

How many small vessels wander out in the middle of the ocean hundreds of miles from shore, & in 10,000 to 15,000 feet of water, not to mention the huge waves from storms. Granted some will go 50 to 60 miles out, but I'm guessing very few or possibly none go into the middle of the ocean. Yes, the containers can damage bigger ships too.

[@Ncfc-ek8il]

If you cross almost any sea in a ferry you will often see them floating just under the surface.I was told sometimes they float around at sea for years.

[@timothygeiger8271]

@@Ncfc-ek8il Do you know if a larger ships radar picks them up, before the ship gets to them??

[@Ncfc-ek8il]

@@timothygeiger8271 Thankyou. Yes they can detect them but obviously at night and in poor visability it is more difficult.Thats why ships usually have a 24 hour look out on the bridge or at least they should have!! The smaller containers don't cause that much damage to larger vessels as they are brushed aside by the ships swell but for a small cargo coaster for example they can be hazardous.

[@charlesaxtell188]

Interesting, but not enough information on the entire recovery process. The containers shown being recovered were represented to be older containers that had been in the water for a long time. What about recovery of recently lost containers and what is the entire process of getting them on land, inspection and disposition.

[@JessicaTG2008]

Lets be realistic here. If a container ship arrives at port and finds its missing containers somewhere along its recorded route, no company is going to spend that kind of money to go back and search for them. If they are lucky and have some camera footage of the containers falling off then maybe, maybe they will recover them IF the water isn't too deep and they are forced to by law or litigation. The admitted amount of containers that was claimed in this video is far FAR less than what is rotting on the ocean floor today. You can bet the insurance pay out on that.

[@mattheweburns]

What freaks me out the most is that I hear it is common for folks to immigrate using shipping containers, that those conditions are horrible enough to think of one of them falling overboard killing everyone inside is even worse…

[@allegorx58]

idk. far worse happens on a daily basis at America’s souther border. People inside containers on ships falling overboard like…never happens. Kind of strange that this is the aspect of illegal immigration that upsets you.

[@johna.4334]

@@allegorx58 Illegal immigrants, in a container or at the southern border, know the dangers of breaking US law. Don't be so naive.

[@nekkedwelder6980]

Kinda funny lol natural selection at its finest...play stupid games, win stupid prizes....wanna immigrate? Go to the port of entry and do it the legal, safe way...

[@gordbaker896]

3 minutes of Recovery!!!

[@JDubbsadventure]

Some of the containers float. We see them in the Chesapeake Bay fairly often. Keep your eyes open for them

[@johnlifton-jones8365]

I must say, I'm impressed with your tractor and the attachments you have for it! do you have a kitchen sink attachment to?

[@bcotterman499]

This is certainly not about recovery, but everything else.

[@michaelmccarthy4615]

How many containers are shipped each year? What is the percentage lost ?

[@rogervondach1238]

I don't even want to go into some of the garbage that is said on this video. However, if we can build ships that hold 20 thousand containers, why can't we secure them so they don't fall off those ships? It seems to me that somebody forgot something very important!

[@captng]

Wait.. you're telling me somebody actually asked why is it so difficult to retrieve lost shipping containers?

[@johna.4334]

All containers should be made waterproof and buoyant by international law.

[@irfanqadir3840]

Woh you have a fabulous ability to explain these techniques in a very simple unique way love to watch this video

[@adas67]

So, Why Recovering Lost Shipping Containers is so Difficult?

[@kingjames4886]

so if I put a liquid product in a shipping container then the doors are rendered useless somehow? since they only protect dry goods?

[@markfisher7962]

I enjoyed the video, but you wandered FAR from your stated subject.

[@TheSilmarillian]

The length of that train was amazing

[@bryanbrewer4272]

WELL DONE, ODDLY SATISFIYING.

[@marshamer12]

Pause more often between sentences, maybe you can split this video into 2 parts. 10 minutes each

[@bk9852]

Now I know where my flip flops from China are

[@augustocostaneto6030]

Lindo vídeo.

[@Nidvard]

...still waiting for an explanation for why recovering lost shipping containers is difficult...

[@Narrowgaugefilms]

They say that there is a beach in Great Britain where basically every day Legos wash up. The container they are from contained several million, so this may go on for quite some time!

[@Sutterjack]

Really? Recovering water-soaked cargo from miles below the ocean with ROV's? Explain how this is economically viable-

[@tayloralldredge6537]

Why does it have to be Financially Viable for a Shipping Company or a Shipping Insurance Company to Recover Lost Cargo due to The Shipping Companies Negligence? I’m NOT Tree Hugging Environmental Nut, But when a Container Carrying Hazardous Materials goes into the Ocean, such as with The Recent Containers Lost the Other Day carrying Lithium Ion Batteries, The Shipper who was Negligent in doing there Job Securing Those Goods should be Responsible for Cleaning Up THEIR Mess. The Shipper doesn’t Own the Ocean, so they should be Held Responsible for Cleaning Up their Mess as is ANY Case when a Business or Individual is Using a PUBLIC Place. Nobody wants Trash in The Ocean, we Have ENOUGH Plastic Floating Around The OCEAN! When the Railroad has a Derailment or a Trucking has a Car Accident, they are Responsible for Cleaning Up THEIR Mess wether there is ANY Monetary Gain or Not!

[@erikk77]

9:10 Tehachapi Loop

[@sotuk]

Perfectly made🥰

[@markrainford1219]

@ 9:10 Gimme one of those train sets.

[@lightpawshird]

Shipping a container via rail vs truck is night and day. If you ship via rail your going to wait 7-30 days for your container to arrive, same container sent via truck, worst case scenario you wait 4-5 days. But via rail or not, a truck is going to be ultimately what brings it to you. So honestly you don't save much sending via rail. Save $400-$1000 and wait nearly a month or get it in a week or less.. how much business will you lose waiting on it? that's for a company to figure out.

[@benjlar1902]

lol yeah and then have our highways filled with trucks blocking everything. not to mention hours waiting at the border. 30 days my ass little biased dont you think? I see the operation every day maybe a week for cross country, which is way more efficient by rail.

[@michaelmccarthy4615]

The number of shipping containers lost at sea... Is a drop of water in the ocean.

[@karibakid]

start with the ships management, officers and Captain 3rd world crews ,maximum crew on a container 30 if your lucky 4deck officers engine room 5 maybe catering 4 ?deck 3watch keepers 1 bosun 3ABs thats 20 remember radio officers no long needed under manned ??

[@jakelynpablo8205]

Need more improvement in satellite.😊

[@dardarshee5925]

People who live close to shipping lanes are getting loot box almost daily

[@scotthafele5266]

The 5 second pause between sentences is terrible

[@kingjames4886]

those dock trucks and forklifts are a thing that actually could and probably should be electric... they have a small area they need to operate in and could easily be rotated out while another charged.

[@jamessheehy4895]

Will become cities in the end of world scenario! Why has no film done this?

[@KAOSRAWSTYLE]

I always wondered if containers fall off ships and how they even know whats missing to reship

[@TheSilmarillian]

From memory the ones in the shipping lanes are used as target practice by the various navies and sunk because of the danger they pose

[@manojsaravana3877]

Thank you

[@carpentom519]

You stated the cost per ton for rail and truck shipping. What is the number for maritime?

[@davidhoffmann9215]

And how does the train get the goods to the local store?

[@seanogallchoir3237]

0'12 megajoules of energy to move 1 ton over 1 km, 1,226 container ship. 1.2 megajoules of energy for road to move 1 ton 1km A large container ship is more efficient

[@benjlar1902]

@@davidhoffmann9215 thats not the point

[@JMazzaTaz]

This video barely talked about recovery and focused more on what containers are and what they’re for….. ffs 🤦

[@dawsonmod]

Meanwhile in New Zealand the train is expensive and slow and the trucks are faster and cheaper 😂

[@Wongwanchungwongjumbo]

Singapore 🇸🇬 Mega port of Tuas will be Fully Operations by 2030s latest according to schedule. Port of Singapore Authority (PSA) will Close All port Operations onto its oldest Keppel Terminal, Tanjong Pagar and Brani Terminals by 2022 December. Pasir Panjang Container Port will Temporary replace All Operations of the Closed Keppel, Tanjong Pagar and Brani Terminals. The Affect site will be sold for Redevelopment.

[@johnster4899]

Some of those containers had people in them.

[@Angel-ku5vq]

They have way too many containers in the docks too I wouldn’t be surprised if they “oopsie” 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@ittech7967]

a friend of mine had a job blowing up/ sinking any containers that are floating so no one crashed into them

[@marioxerxescastelancastro8019]

9:10 World-famous tehachapi loop. Why recover lost containers? It is not for environmentalism nor economics. It is a matter of pride. If you are a shipper operator, saying “Teehee. Your container is in the bottom of the sea.” is a failure.

[@rodkirt9273]

Why not manufacture the items in the country of their destinations and not have to ship them around the world ?

[@tomhermens7698]

They should all be fitted with a GPS. Floating ones are easier. Sunken ones can also be retrieved.

[@petertimowreef9085]

And you don't think the shipping companies have thought about that already...?

[@umadbra]

Dang it... My ps5 is in one of those!

[@petertimowreef9085]

De zee is groooot patrick

[@qakk2000]

contain and charge them for over or poorly stored good theses are hazard to everything in the sea if u don't it becomes dumping grounds

[@rtkutubekumar]

wher you get the video clips

[@johnpartridge7623]

Shipping Companies should be made to recover lost Containers from their Ships, simple. If a Trucks loses it's load-the Truck Company/Owner has to recover/pay to regain the load, the same rules should apply to Shipping Companies-The Ocean is not a huge Dustbin although it is treated as such.

[@John_Doe_6996]

Truckers don’t have to deal with 30,50 or 100 foot rogue waves

[@KAOSRAWSTYLE]

@@John_Doe_6996 then don't overload ships past what they are designed to carry. If you can safely stack 3 stories, dont stack 5.

[@FriendsAtParty]

Get some AirTags on them. Oh no, it will increase our expenses

[@davidbrown-xk8zl]

My best guess as to why they are difficult to recover is because they sink. Duhhh.

[@jackal3180]

Oh my God is that why my package never came

[@blacksquirrel4008]

Where was that double loop RR track?

[@myofficegoes65]

I think it's in Tehachapi California

[@johna.4334]

@@myofficegoes65 You are correct.

[@marypatten9655]

so. if a container is floating on the surface. why not just towe them to the shore, empty them out and cut them up for sceap metal? just saying.

[@DeadEyeDave]

Containerships are not doubling in size. Every ship stays the same size as it was when launched. NEW SHIPS are being built larger than older ships. Why can't you just tell it like it is, instead of saying things in a confusing way?

[@lijmichael1596]

Even extra continre late adrgut time tebkachu ke condition gare all condition report yazu

[@tomhermens7698]

Is not difficult. Every container to have a GPS attachment like they have on trucks.

[@rohitmule3629]

Totally off the topic discussion

[@Waffle_Films]

Uhh cause they sink to the bottom of the ocean

[@BryanTorok]

about one minute on topic and lots of drivel on shipping containers in general.

[@draugnaustaunikunhymnphoo6978]

You measure trains per ton. You measure trucks per mile the truck drives, not ton.

[@Wongwanchungwongjumbo]

The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Must be just like the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) TO IMPOSE Strict Rules regulations for Container Vessels ,just as to Airlines and cargo Airlines too to Comply. Any Aircraft has Weight limits and so Can impose such Number limits to Maximum Amount of Containers carried on board, that can cause Instability upon Rough weather and sink the ship. Aircraft even the largest Airliner, Giant Airbus A380 also will crash too from Turbulent weather if overloaded.

[@judsonkr]

Yeah. More bureaucrats imposing rules upon things which they do not understand. That's JUST what we need.

[@Wongwanchungwongjumbo]

@@judsonkr I want to clarify that if there are such Regulations and Cargo Capacity Restrictions imposed upon the Vessel leaving the port imposed by IMO ,just like the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Had Imposed to All Airlines to safety standards, Accidents will be minimal and apart of weather can easily handle throughout.

[@PatrickWagz]

Duh, why not stay on topic???

[@slothywoth6128]

I was expecting to find out how containers are recovered, not a load of shit that I already know. I’m not impressed.

[@jamessheehy4895]

Global logistics have no alternative and sustainable model other than localisation! Its the only way buy local! Think global!

[@darrylm3627]

Cool Stuff, 😄👍🏿

[@billmaghan]

Thankyou for the captions. 🤟

[@richardoakley8800]

Why don't they strap them down.. even interlocking the top tire would stop most loss

[@seanogallchoir3237]

In big seas and storm conditions, even the best secured containers can break free. # HeroesAtSea.

[@jlmckenna10]

Does there really need to be a KZbin video on this

[@victorcontreras9138]

Yep, shipping container industry is really growing, thanks to this "made in China" thing! It may not be too bad, though but I'm Leary of the quality. What ever happened to "Made in U.S.A.?"

[@dawidlaszuk]

What's that train track at 9:12 ? It looks nonsensical; to do a loop and continue the same way. What's the purpose of it?

[@mattsyson3980]

To gain 'height' because trains don't like steep hills so making a circular loop is an effective, but costly way to go up / down. The spiral tunnels in Canada is a good example. (kicking horse Pass?) There are youtube videos of other examples although I can't think of them right now.

[@erikk77]

Tehachapi Loop

[@willcojak9650]

it's because there lost

[@EIGYRO]

Vaporware. A video with nothing to say.

[@oneshotme]

Enjoyed your video so I gave it a Thumbs Up

[@johna.4334]

This was supposed to be about container recovery, not about container transportation. A big thumbs down vote for this failed YT video.

[@johnpanos2332]

lost container ? just another externality to a economist .

[@rehmandawood]

Excellent 👍

[@palmer270371]

👍👍👍

[@iqbalnoerhidayat4693]

Be understand

[@johna.4334]

???

[@vomKuckucksfelsen]

I thought this video is about recovering containers? But its just bla bla bla about containers in general.

[@benjaminbrewer2569]

Meh…

[@maineyor5662]

This video is all over the place. Poor presentation. Thumbs down!!

[@indowneastmaine]

Agreed.

[@ariahmad584]

Bisakah di tambahan subtitle bahasa yg lain selain Inggris

[@johna.4334]

???

[@indowneastmaine]

Take a longer pause between EVERY FUCKING SENTENCE, please. What language was this script translated from? Grammarly should give you a sponsorship based on pure pity. Jesus Christ.

[@lijmichael1596]

Esun rail way debul asekumute all kalu asekumute mechye jemere esun gemete asegbut kza endite yelekekale abren enyewale personality information yazu .. Kza ye jemer aye jemer asewkugne

[@JessicaTG2008]

Lets retrieve that China junk and get it to your local Walmart. Time is money from the pockets of the Waltons.

[@mohammadkarim5764]

Why are you so negative about truck? You are biased!!!

[@johna.4334]

Trucks are to blame for many road accidents and create potholes. Eff the trucks!

[@mohammadkarim5764]

@@johna.4334 You will starve your ass to death if trucks stop running. Neither ship, nor train has the ability to deliver to the local grocery stores or wear house. Trucks are the blood line of the economy of any country. Go to any economists, will explain how the economy will collapse without the trucks. How dare you say such filthy things about the trucks!!! Effing the trucks is another way of effing your own ass. As a judge of a superior court in orland, California, once stated to a truck driver " I appreciate your service and hard work to the community"

[@blublade56]

How about finding the ones off the coastof Hawaii that were full of people and dumped from a fema prison ship , why not find one , just one and bring it up . Talk about a can of worms .

[@jasonharper2601]

big deal recovering container the cargo inside is ruined due to flooding. they make artificial reefs