Utterly incompetent crew?
I wonder what kind of condition the "car"go is in.
Mazdas don't last very long on the salty roads in Minnesota...
According to the salvage crew, the vehicles are fine - they were chained in place, and the cargo didn't shift at all.
"According to Mitsui O.S.K. Lines spokesman Greg Beuerman (beer man), the crew was attempting to remove ballast water, a practice required under international maritime rules to prevent marine organisms picked up at one port from being dumped with the ballast in another part of the world. He said alien organisms can cause significant damage in their new habitat, so the water is released on the high seas. "
From here - http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1675699/posts?page=17#17
Could be. The ship was righted by simply pumping ballast water aboard thru a vent with a 3 inch fire hose.
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