The very great cargo ships that pl...

The very great cargo ships that ply the world's oceans are losing containers overboard in unfinished seas, a problem for insurers, performance manufacturers and steamship companies worldwide.

admitting cargo losses at sea are as ancient as the shipping industry, the of recent origin twist is that today's present container ships carry a significant part of their loads stacked above beautify Despite loading and fastening regulations, containers regularly fall overboard during the stormy month of the year.

In October 1998 a fearsome storm in the North Pacific lashed a giant, new container ship that had stacked a certain number of 1,300 containers six levels high.