[ErnBatavia]

I left the imported seafood biz in 2002, and even back then the containerships were huge...this is mind boggling.

Rough seas can cause these flattops to lose a whole lot of containers to the depths....we lost a 40 footer of West Australian lobster tails in such an event -- the insurers shat smoothies for months, but paid in the end.

40,000 pounds at an average price of around 18-20 bucks a pound...the math explains it.

[super7man]

Yeah, did the insurance company check the crew for lobster breath? I got my suspicions.