"Damn, how could this happen!" Nick Stan's temper flared as he received the dreadful news. He couldn't contain his frustration, and the exquisite coffee cup on his desk bore the brunt of his anger, shattering into countless pieces upon impact. His office, once a haven of composure, now took the scars of his turbulent emotions.
If memory served him right, this marked the third shipwreck for the Vogt Shipping Group in nearly a month, a conglomerate he'd painstakingly built.
In all the years since its inception, they hadn't faced as many disasters in a single month as they had in this harrowing period. Within this short period, they had already witnessed three ships sinking into the abyss of misfortune.
The latest casualty, a container bulk cargo ship, bore the grim responsibility of carrying over 7,000 standard containers, now consigned to the depths of the North Pacific Ocean.