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What happens to the thousands of massive metal shipping containers that fall off cargo ships into the ocean every year?

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What happens to the thousands of massive metal shipping containers that fall off cargo ships into the ocean every year?

What happens to the thousands of massive metal shipping containers that fall off cargo ships into the ocean every year?
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