> I was kind of imagining that they'd either seal well enough to allow
some of the contents to have survived, or to seal well enough -
particularly if they do dual duty for sea shipping and space shipping -
that the contents would be entirely dry.

> But that's my question - do I make it a completely surreal/funny
contents that is/are perfectly dry; or a really valuable one that's been
completely ruined... choices, choices.

> (I should say that I was inspired by a) stories of yachtsmen/women
hitting semi-submerged containers and losing part of keel and b) a news
report of a container full of rubber ducks (i.e. bath toys) being lost
at sea but then proving to be really useful to scientists as they could
then use them washing up on various beaches to track currents.
>
> I'm quite tempted by the idea of the PC's container being full of rubber
ducks.

I used to be a container inspector in the US Coast Guard.

I have found the majority of things that are shipped are boring.

dirty recyclables
rags
Generic chemicals
LARGE machine parts
Furniture
ETC.

Remember that shipping containers can be compartmentalized, so you can
have 2 or three items, if the PCS choose to investigate.

Taking inspiration from old story, it could be a well aged vehicle that
was used in a popular vid series.  Rolls all around, to find a version of
a James Bond car.

A shipment of Hats?

There could be literally anything, I don't know your players, but a little
adjustment to their character goes a long way.

Eric Rhude