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A friend of mine is doing a mostly self-funded startup (chalkboardmap.com) and has cargo on this ship. It really sucks. It's their first shipment after doing

by ijidak 6y ago

A friend of mine is doing a mostly self-funded startup (chalkboardmap.com) and has cargo on this ship. It really sucks. It's their first shipment after doing a Kickstarter. They have 1,000 maps on the ship and they're not sure if the maps are in the water or not. When I heard the story, I couldn't even believe it happened. Like, who thinks... "well I hope my container doesn't fall into the ocean"? What are the odds? But now, seeing this article, I realize the case really is extraordinary.

lawnchair_larry 6y ago
This is probably what caused the whole incident. If anything can go wrong with a kickstarter, it will! Any insurance relief?
- cyates81 6y ago
  That is so true. I’m his friend and I had already faced so many setbacks with this Kickstarter. It was supposed to ship in July. Literally the day I was announcing to my backers that it should arrive in the US soon and opened up our mobile app for photo magnet orders the ship was in the storm. My sourcing partner / logistics team reports that our insurance will cover damage or loss. But it’s going to take several weeks just to sort through it all. Here’s a picture of the ship: https://share.icloud.com/photos/0gLIQVJUHGxk2lkSGFrJ8-AYg https://share.icloud.com/photos/0gLIQVJUHGxk2lkSGFrJ8-AYg
  - askvictor 6y ago
    That picture is nuts. Strange that the container stacks seem to have fallen in both directions, almost alternating. Why would they do that?
    - goldenchrome 6y ago
      Rocking from left to right until the stacks topple. Randomized chance of going left or right.
    - scottlamb 6y ago
      Not a mariner, but I'll guess for fun. I'd expect rows to fall at different times due to differences in weight or whatever. The ship was likely rolling between port and starboard. So I'd expect a roughly even split of which direction the container rows fall. Maybe they even fell strictly in sequence due to how they were secured to each other. There might even be a video of this happening, but probably not a real high-quality one in the weather conditions that caused this...
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britni811 6y ago
We are still in shock. Our chalk board maps were so close to being in our customers hands after many covid set backs. Then we get word that our ship was in a storm. I’m just glad that the crew is ok. How scary.

by ijidak 6y ago

lawnchair_larry 6y ago

This is probably what caused the whole incident. If anything can go wrong with a kickstarter, it will! Any insurance relief?

cyates81 6y ago
That is so true. I’m his friend and I had already faced so many setbacks with this Kickstarter. It was supposed to ship in July. Literally the day I was announcing to my backers that it should arrive in the US soon and opened up our mobile app for photo magnet orders the ship was in the storm. My sourcing partner / logistics team reports that our insurance will cover damage or loss. But it’s going to take several weeks just to sort through it all. Here’s a picture of the ship: https://share.icloud.com/photos/0gLIQVJUHGxk2lkSGFrJ8-AYg https://share.icloud.com/photos/0gLIQVJUHGxk2lkSGFrJ8-AYg
- askvictor 6y ago
  That picture is nuts. Strange that the container stacks seem to have fallen in both directions, almost alternating. Why would they do that?
  - goldenchrome 6y ago
    Rocking from left to right until the stacks topple. Randomized chance of going left or right.
  - scottlamb 6y ago
    Not a mariner, but I'll guess for fun. I'd expect rows to fall at different times due to differences in weight or whatever. The ship was likely rolling between port and starboard. So I'd expect a roughly even split of which direction the container rows fall. Maybe they even fell strictly in sequence due to how they were secured to each other. There might even be a video of this happening, but probably not a real high-quality one in the weather conditions that caused this...

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britni811 6y ago

We are still in shock. Our chalk board maps were so close to being in our customers hands after many covid set backs. Then we get word that our ship was in a storm. I’m just glad that the crew is ok. How scary.