Yes but they haul quantities as large as this in much safer ways. The craft was not designed to carry a load like that safely, which is illegal everywhere so the USCG got to seize it and sink it. Maybe it was just a large scale farm trying to save money (doubt), but it's shady regardless.
scragglyman t1_iwgrspr wrote
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Yes but they haul quantities as large as this in much safer ways. The craft was not designed to carry a load like that safely, which is illegal everywhere so the USCG got to seize it and sink it. Maybe it was just a large scale farm trying to save money (doubt), but it's shady regardless.