Was said:

The risks to the crew from most cargos is probablly FAR FAR lower on a ship



Some years ago, daughter was scheduling ocean container shipping from=20
origin > truck > rail > ocean ship > truck > destination

Hazardous containers were loaded on the ship, top, and outside.=20
Occasionally a container would get "lost at sea". The word was, if a=20
container caught fire, leaked hazardous material, etc. was just pushed=20
overboard!
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