I was a US Civilian Mariner (aka merchant marine) for 16 years or so and a licensed officer for the last 4 years. I recently changed professions due to a welcome addition to my family that I can't bear to leave for months at a time! I'm not here to tell you the Ever Given situation isn't meaningful, I think it is. What I can do is tell you what it's like to live and work in the industry, share my training and experience with large ocean going vessels. Basically I'd like to help dispel nonsense so we can all get to the truth and look good doing it!
I just got off work and I'm starting my weekend, so I'll be back to answer any questions after a good sleep.
What are the economical repercussions of this if you had to guess? How much fuel are these thousands of ships using to troll around?
I for one think this is going to propel us into a financial collapse. Not because of the cargo being delayed but because of the fuel being vaporized.
Also, if this was a plan to block the canal, what other reasons would there be? I see the Russian military at the north and the us military at the south. Are they trapping someone there?
Your comment deserves Ttention because this is the real topic to be discussed. What are the implications to the economy. Its a real disaster for Europe.
Thanks for noticing. I don’t know what to do to prepare, I am guessing what we have been doing plus precious metals. I think cash is going down in value and fuel is going up