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Containers fall from the deck of the damaged cargo ship MSC Chitra in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Mumbai, India on Monday, Aug. 9. A defense ministry spokesman said the Indian Coast Guard was trying to contain oil from the badly-listing ship that collided with another vessel. Some 200 containers fell from the ship.
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Cargo containers float away from the damaged cargo ship as the badly-listing container ship sinks in the Arabian Sea on Monday, Aug. 9.
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This is disasterous. So much trash and garbage we are dumping everywhere. We have no respect for this planet or our lives. I wonder how long before we are extinct. Probably pretty soon if you put time in perspective. Men and greed and destruction seem to go hand in hand
but not women?
Have you been to India? The place is a dump. Have you seen slumdog millionaire?
Geez, it wasn't like a garbage scow left out of New York Harbor to dump a load - pardon the imagery - somewhere in the Atlantic...it was an accident!
No speaka de English...
Serves them right for laughing at my floating traffic light idea!
I wonder if the captain's side air bags deployed properly...
There Goes Bob's Discount Furniture... I'm sure Bob will blame Barney Frank, Chris Dodd, Pelosi, Bob Dole, Terrell Owens, and the creators of South Park.
It's no one’s fault other than the operator of that ship. Those waters are packed with large ships going in and out of port all day. There is little room for error.
The Economy is not entirely a Democrats fault nor is it a Republicans. It is a change to a world economy along with Banks giving out loans to people who can’t afford one. So our answer was cash for you S#$% Box. I can go on all day but I need to make a living.
I'd hate to have to pay the freight claim on that!
Some salvage company with a dhow and a rope will pull those containers in. No worries !
How about a wicked good deal on a new Tata !! I must say I've always wondered how many of those containers fall off those ships on a regular basis?
You know you're having a crap day when....
Were you really laughing out loud?
The last hold outs of WWII, the crew of U-boat 517 make their first kill in 65 years...
:P Ship happens!
wow free shoping in the sea now the nataves can get them rebox or maybe a wii or even that new moped they did not have the money for
just think what archaeologists will find a 1,000 years from now and think of our extinct civilization. The crap in those containers will define us and be put into a museum.
those third world countries have morons for ship captains surprsied this dosn't happen more frequently
I guess we'll be seeing that cargo at TJ Maxx, Big Lots, and dollar discounters in a few weeks.
This is why captains and first mates shouldn't be dislexic.
"Starboard, I said starboard Gilligan", "I did Captain, but we headed right for that big container ship", "No Little Buddy, you went Port".
There goes the chairs, desks and headsets for another offshore "Customer Service Center".
Enjoyed the jokes folks, and to those of you who somehow turned a shipwreck blog into a political dem vs. rep. argument, you got a little off track. There are plenty of political blogs you can visit, and have a much more "meaningful fight".
I just hope all you folks spending your energy playing the blame (there's plenty on both ends) have some energy to be active in your own communities to make them a better place.
CrazyFish-1916446
Pardon my interuption, BUT, it was a rather STUPID statement and if intended as a JOKE, it was a rather STUPID JOKE!!!
What does politic have to do with a shipping collision in the Arabian Sea? Can you people not find a political site on which to argue?
Ok. Is this really a story? I have yet to see even ONE mention about God, the Bible, and the end of the world in the comments. Come on people. I need something funny to read.
Another disaster the Obama can blame on Bush!!!!!
Why is it that when you send something by ship it is called "cargo" but when you send something on the ground it is called "shipment"?
Look out, people! It's another one of those "park in the driveway, drive on the parkway" paradoxes!
Avert your eyes! Avert your eyes!!!!!
Probably parts for Government Motors.......I mean General Obama Motors!
who gets to keep the containers that are floating? i would like to hook up a couple to my boat and claim them ,maritime law says what?
I would say that listing is a bit of an understatatement. I think that we are talking sinking.
The question is what is the cargo? Most of the boxes will float to shore, where they will be picked up Although it was not an oil tanker , it did contain oil. Hence another enviroment problem