Yeti Sighting

Well it took 11 months and 1200 miles, but Santa has finally arrived! Sorta. I’ll explain. In October 2021, container ship Zim Kingston sailed across the Pacific en route to Vancouver laden with a panoply of consumer goods when, 500 miles from port, it encountered VERY rough seas. 20 foot white-capped waves pushed by 40 mph gale force winds with gusts to 99 mph. At night. So yah just another calm, still evening just off the Canadian shore. At a merciless point overnight, the ship rolled 35 degrees. And at a height of 150 feet, momentum and gravity took over from there making quick work of the steel cable tiedowns. 109 containers rolled overboard and floated away into the night, never to be seen again. Or so we thought. The Pacific currents off North America brush Canada and sweep due north taking with them any entrapped debris. Fast forward to September 2022 and a shower of pricey $800 Yeti coolers begins raining down upon Alaskan shores. And continue tumbling ashore to this day. The rugged and waterproof coolers — and surrounding free publicity — exemplify and underline the Yeti reputation in ways no formal ad campaign could ever accomplish. An added bonus: whoever finds a Yeti gets to keep a Yeti. Finders Keepers. So if you travels take you to Anchorage in the coming weeks, please be on the lookout for some colorful stocking stuffers. Also too, Still to turn up from the rambled ship: 30 tons of refrigerators, rubber tires, bulk Styrofoam, biking helmets, industrial chemicals and urinal mats. Help yourself.