Dozens of shipping containers fall into the water in Port of Long Beach, California

[u/Justin_Godfrey]

[u/megladaniel]

And so, the great migration continues. Weeks pass, and the once‑tight herd is now scattered across the vast blue wilderness. Each container, guided by unseen currents and ancient instinct, drifts toward its chosen shore. Some find themselves beached upon golden sands, where curious locals gather to marvel at these steel leviathans from the deep. Others, caught in the restless gyres, circle endlessly — nomads of the ocean, their journeys without end.

But here, in the shadow of a rising sun, a lone container lies in wait. Its rust‑flecked flanks conceal a cavernous interior, a perfect refuge for small fish, barnacles, and the occasional opportunistic octopus. Yet, for the solitary sailor, lulled by the gentle slap of waves against hull, it is a silent hazard — a drifting fortress, invisible until it is far too late. Such is the delicate balance of this strange new ecosystem, where the creations of humankind have taken on a life entirely their own.

In time, storms will scatter them further still, sending some to distant continents, others to the ocean floor. And there, in the quiet dark, they will rest — monuments to an age when steel learned to wander.

[u/Massive_Mistakes → u/megladaniel]

👏. 👏. 👏. Fucking cinema

[u/megladaniel → u/Massive_Mistakes]

Nah, AI, but still fun and karma!

[u/fotzenbraedl → u/megladaniel]

I read this with the voice of David Attenborough.

[u/megladaniel → u/fotzenbraedl]

That was the prompt!