THE cargo from the 4,253-TEU Zim Kingston that lost 109 containers overboard in rough weather October 2021 into the Pacific, is washing on shores between Alaska and Washington state, reports London's Daily Mail.
One of the containers had 1,600 Yeti coolers, 19 of were salvaged by an Alaska man, who found them in near-mint condition, said the report.
The Maltese-flagged ship, however, hit rough water on October 21, 2021, and spilled at least 100 cargo containers into the Pacific, and the coolers are making their way to land. People are now on the hunt for items that cost up to US$750 each.
Oceanographer Curtis Ebbesmeyer told the Wall Street Journal that the coolers are where they are supposed to be given the drift speed of the ocean current carrying them seven miles a day.
Mr Ebbesmeyer believes the coolers were traveling aboard the Zim Kingston ship on a path to South Korea.
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One of the containers had 1,600 Yeti coolers, 19 of were salvaged by an Alaska man, who found them in near-mint condition, said the report.
The Maltese-flagged ship, however, hit rough water on October 21, 2021, and spilled at least 100 cargo containers into the Pacific, and the coolers are making their way to land. People are now on the hunt for items that cost up to US$750 each.
Oceanographer Curtis Ebbesmeyer told the Wall Street Journal that the coolers are where they are supposed to be given the drift speed of the ocean current carrying them seven miles a day.
Mr Ebbesmeyer believes the coolers were traveling aboard the Zim Kingston ship on a path to South Korea.
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