Sunk by a Whale
Updated: 5 hours ago
It is what every sailor dreads. Hitting something submerged at night. For sailors crossing the North Sea the fear is of a container. So many fall off ships and, because of trapped air, take several days to sink. Of course, you can comfort yourself in the knowledge that statistics make it unlikely, but the fear remains.
Crossing the Pacific, especially in the favoured trade wind areas the chances of hitting a container are orders of magnitude smaller still. But that does not mean there is nothing to hit.
