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How big of a problem is 1800+ containers lost in what I assume is a major shipping route? The first thing that came to mind is the movie All Is Lost (2013)[1].

How big of a problem is 1800+ containers lost in what I assume is a major shipping route? The first thing that came to mind is the movie All Is Lost (2013)[1]. [1]: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2017038/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2017038/

ardy42 6y ago
> How big of a problem is 1800+ containers lost in what I assume is a major shipping route? It could be a big problem for someone. IIRC, when some people move overseas long term, they sometimes ship their personal possessions via container, which now might be at the bottom of the ocean.
geocrasher 6y ago
Yes, this was the first thing that came to my mind as well. An excellent movie, especially as Robert Redford is the only actor in the entire movie, and I don't think he speaks more than a few words for the entirety of the film.
- spurgu 6y ago
  It's a horrible movie, from a sailor's perspective. I cringed/facepalmed all throughout it - he doesn't do a single thing an actual sailor would do (at least in a timely manner). The only way this movie would be acceptable was if the character was actually teleported onto the boat in the beginning of the movie with no prior sailing experience. So much stupidity. One of my "favorite" moments was when he tied the liferaft to the sinking boat and went to sleep in the liferaft. And there were similar facepalm moments from beginning to end. I was so disappointed to see him rescued at the end of the movie. Drowning would've been a fitting, well-deserved ending - he was trying so hard.
  - overscore 6y ago
    I volunteer on a nautical SAR unit, and although it's been a few years, nothing in the movie struck me as out-of-character for a sailor. Casualty vessels rarely follow SOLAS/SAR guidance to the letter, and recreational sailors do all sorts of odd things when in trouble. Also, I think we have different interpretations of the ending. Redford didn't survive.
    - geocrasher 6y ago
      Please understand- I was talking about the acting, not the accuracy. Yes, when he ties his life raft to a sinking vessel... wat? As for whether he died at the end or not, it's ambiguous- he's pulled from the water by someone in a boat, and that's it. We don't know if he expires from hypothermia, if he lives, or what- we just know that at the end of a hopeless journey there was hope. And that's why I said it's an excellent movie.
      - overscore 6y ago
        My interpretation of the ending was that Redford drowned, and the hand reaching to him was a metaphor for the end of suffering/spiritual salvation.
spurgu 6y ago
Horrible movie (see my other comment[0]) but I'm wondering this as well, and what measures are being taken to ensure safety for mariners. Ideally you'd either ensure that the containers sink (easy/cheap), or that they stay afloat with an AIS transponder (difficult/expensive). [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25331098 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25331098

ardy42 6y ago

> How big of a problem is 1800+ containers lost in what I assume is a major shipping route? It could be a big problem for someone. IIRC, when some people move overseas long term, they sometimes ship their personal possessions via container, which now might be at the bottom of the ocean.

geocrasher 6y ago

Yes, this was the first thing that came to my mind as well. An excellent movie, especially as Robert Redford is the only actor in the entire movie, and I don't think he speaks more than a few words for the entirety of the film.

spurgu 6y ago
It's a horrible movie, from a sailor's perspective. I cringed/facepalmed all throughout it - he doesn't do a single thing an actual sailor would do (at least in a timely manner). The only way this movie would be acceptable was if the character was actually teleported onto the boat in the beginning of the movie with no prior sailing experience. So much stupidity. One of my "favorite" moments was when he tied the liferaft to the sinking boat and went to sleep in the liferaft. And there were similar facepalm moments from beginning to end. I was so disappointed to see him rescued at the end of the movie. Drowning would've been a fitting, well-deserved ending - he was trying so hard.
- overscore 6y ago
  I volunteer on a nautical SAR unit, and although it's been a few years, nothing in the movie struck me as out-of-character for a sailor. Casualty vessels rarely follow SOLAS/SAR guidance to the letter, and recreational sailors do all sorts of odd things when in trouble. Also, I think we have different interpretations of the ending. Redford didn't survive.
  - geocrasher 6y ago
    Please understand- I was talking about the acting, not the accuracy. Yes, when he ties his life raft to a sinking vessel... wat? As for whether he died at the end or not, it's ambiguous- he's pulled from the water by someone in a boat, and that's it. We don't know if he expires from hypothermia, if he lives, or what- we just know that at the end of a hopeless journey there was hope. And that's why I said it's an excellent movie.
    - overscore 6y ago
      My interpretation of the ending was that Redford drowned, and the hand reaching to him was a metaphor for the end of suffering/spiritual salvation.

spurgu 6y ago

Horrible movie (see my other comment[0]) but I'm wondering this as well, and what measures are being taken to ensure safety for mariners. Ideally you'd either ensure that the containers sink (easy/cheap), or that they stay afloat with an AIS transponder (difficult/expensive). [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25331098 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25331098