Maybe he is and maybe he isn't!

But the brilliance on display in this thread:

http://www.peachparts.com//shopforum/showthread.php?t=258337

leaves no doubt where someone not a secretary is positioned!

Chas H:

Post # 12
In response to the danger of containers floating in the sea, they are required to have a means to cause them to sink after a short time in the drink.

Post # 15
"Originally Posted by R Leo
But what happens if they're loaded with ping pong balls or rubber duckys?
No sinkee."

I dunno, and I suspect neither do you. But if some mechanism can let in water and let out air, it can also let out duckies and ping pong balls.

Post # 18
"Originally Posted by kerry
The ones I've been in don't appear to have sinking mechanisms"


How could you possibly know that?

Post # 19
"Originally Posted by R Leo
I may know more than you realize.

I just happen to have a TEU here and I'll tell you one thing, there is no 'mechanism' to sink it (other than ventilation holes) or let the duckys loose. If it was completely full of something reasonably buoyant, it would probably float with about 2-3" of the top exposed.

Being the clever fellow you are, you'll know the answer to this:

Is it duckys, or is it duckies?"

Don't matter how you spell it. They still get out.

Some things that have fallen off container ships and then washed ashore months and years later:

Sneakers 1992: Five containers of Nike sneakers fell off a ship heading from South Korea to Seattle, resulting in 80,000 floating shoes. They washed up on beaches all over the Pacific Northwest.

Toys 1992: A container fell off a ship crossing the Pacific, sending 28,800 floating toy ducks, frogs, turtles and beavers from a company called The First Years into the water. Many came ashore in Japan and Alaska, but some crossed the North Pole and were found in the North Atlantic. They are still being discovered by beachcombers today.

Hockey gear 1994: Cargo from two 20-foot-by-40-foot containers that fell overboard crossing the Pacific — about 34,000 hockey gloves, chest protectors and shinguards — washed up on the coastline between Oregon and Alaska.

Legos 1997: Nearly 5 million Lego pieces were lost in a container, one of 60 that fell off a ship near Land's End in the UK. Ironically, many of the pieces were sea-related, such as 418,000 diver flippers, 26,000 life preservers, 97,000 scuba tanks and 4,200 plastic octopuses.

Post # 24
"Originally Posted by kerry
By opening my eyes and looking around.
Because you didn't see it it's not there?"

The facts don't support your observations.


The world according to someone not your secretary either, "Containers are required to have a means to cause them to sink after a short time in the drink washed ashore months and years later." Thanks!