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Re:When shipping containers sink in the drink by wolverine876 on Wednesday June 08, 2022 @12:23AM (#31663163)
> containers create new ecosystems. This is true particularly in deep waters, where most lost stuff is reclaimed by the ocean, eventually becoming home for fish, and habitats where there was none.

How often does this happen? What are the upsides and downsides? Do they destroy other habitats?

Re:When shipping containers sink in the drink by rob74 on Wednesday June 08, 2022 @12:40AM (#31663287)
Well, there is this ecosystem of orange plastic cats in France: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-have-garfield-...
Re:When shipping containers sink in the drink by ojhughes on Wednesday June 08, 2022 @03:43AM (#31664469)
Re:When shipping containers sink in the drink by gspr on Wednesday June 08, 2022 @07:28AM (#31665797)
This is the starting point of the very article we're discussing!
Re:When shipping containers sink in the drink by netsharc on Wednesday June 08, 2022 @08:55AM (#31666550)
Tom Scott has a video, and it's not as cute as it sounds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FxfXVuHRjM