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.
I am retired from the Merchant Marine after 40 years in the industry and over 20 years seatime. I finished off the later part of my career as the ships electrician. I haven’t looked into the Evergreen situation, nor have I spent much time at all on this board or any other message board dedicated words Q, since voat went down. That being said, I left that life of going to sea far behind me. Although the entire affair is quite peculiar, given that she ran aground (or at least that is what I gather without doing any digging), I am not the least bit surprised. The last time I seen anything like this was in 1978, when an Algerian tanker broadsided the Yellowstone in the Gibraltar straits. I was on the sister ship named the Mohawk, and I remember traffic being block up for miles. Never have I seen so many ships in one place. Anyway, I know this is totally unrelated, but I just thought I would say hello to a fellow Mariner, and Patriot.