Maybe it is used as an excuse, but it really does happen regularly [1].

[1] https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/17qp82w/cargo_ship_ap...

If you look around you can probably find an outlet store that sells things such as goods from containers that were dropped at port, pallets that were crushed, etc.

It’s not worth retrieving them from the sea, but anytime they get damaged on land the insurance company ends up owning the remains and auctions it off.

Sometimes the ocean and seas are not friendly.