After a night of drinking in Qingdao, China, Jiang Wu mistook a shipping container as his hotel room. It’s a classic mistake that no doubt happens to thousands of people every year, yet nearly always goes unreported.
Unfortunately for Mr. Wu, this particular shipping container was about to start a two week voyage to the United States the next morning.
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