Risks are really equal Rick?
Flying would involve about 5000 miles over some pretty rugged and isolated terrain, a large number of border crossings, landings and hopefully take-offs through some dangerous, strife-torn and highly corrupt countries, and transits through known heavy drug traffic areas with growers who probably shoot at helicopters. I would have thought (in my ignorance, never been there) that every moment would be a risk.
Compare that to a container on a ship from port to port?