average amount of containers lost at sea each month?

Question

any one know how many containers get lost at sea each month?? ie a ship leaving port with 100 containers and arriving with 99??

Answer 1

This from a 2001 article.
Every year, more than 10,000 containers fall overboard and spill their cargo into the ocean. Storms are often to blame.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2001/06/0619_seacargo.html

Answer 2

i think about 10 off ove every ship thats what i got off google...

Answer 3

schifty five