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To: James F. Hopkins who wrote (132079)	10/31/2001 11:31:35 AM
From: Dipsey	Read Replies (1) of 436258

James... >If we don't inspect containers at sea before they get into port we are sitting ducks.< Not a viable option James. A large containership carries most boxes under deck where they are stacked in vertical cell guides (vertical pieces of steel angle iron, one for each corner of the box, running from the bottom of the hold to the top of the coaming). It is not possible to open the doors of any of the containers which are under deck. The remainder of the containers, which are being carried on deck, also have numerous constraints such as 'lashing bridges' (catwalks)which would hinder the opening of those doors on the lower tier boxes. And, as for the upper tiers, those at the fourth or fifth level, there are no provisions for accessing containers at that level (picture looking up from street level at a set of doors on the outside of a five story building and figuring out how to open them). The inspection, if made, would have to be made at the loading port prior to the containers being placed on board the ship. Agree with all your other points. Regards, Dipsey

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