[Watch] Container Load of Scott Bikes Fished from the Sea

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Enterprising thieves near Sao Paulo used small boats to raid dozens of containers that fell from a Brazilian cargo ship containing everything from bicycles to electronics.

In scenes reminiscent of the classic 1949 British comedy film Whisky Galore, where Scottish islanders loot a cargo of booze from a wrecked ship, some seaside residents could not contain themselves when the modern-day bonanza tumbled from the “Log-In Pantanal” on Friday.

It’s a bad day for Scott’s shipping company nearly forty-five shipping containers fell off the ship as it was just off the coast near Santos, many of the containers bursting open as they hit the water. It turns out a load of Scott mountain bikes were in one of them, and it’s not clear if they’ve been recovered or looted, but watch a fishing boat having pulled a load of them out of the water:

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Source: Singletrack