Ship Aborts Gaza Mission What's Going on With Shipping? April 17, 2024 In this episode, Sal Mercogliano - a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner - discusses the fire onboard the US Navy's Military Sealift Command USNS 2nd Lt John P Bobo while enroute to Gaza, along with the status of the other ships sent to the Mediterranean. #Bobo #sealift #gaza Support What's Going on With Shipping via: Patreon: www.patreon.com/wgowshipping Twitter: @mercoglianos Facebook: @wgowshipping Email: mercoglianosal@gmail.com 00:00 Introduction & Background on Gaza Mission 02:43 Sailing of Vessels to Gaza 07:19 Lopez and Bobo 10:47 Voyage of USNS 2nd Lt John P Bobo 14:37 Underlying issues for Ship Problems on Besson, Wilson Wharf and Bobo Marine Traffic www.marinetraffic.com Navy Transport With Equipment, Personnel for Gaza Pier Back Home After Engine Fire https://news.usni.org/2024/04/17/navy-transport-with-equipment-personnel-for-gaza-pier-back-home-after-engine-fire Army Watercraft Depart for Gaza Port Mission, Navy Preparing East Coast Reserve Ship to Sail https://news.usni.org/2024/03/12/army-watercraft-set-sail-for-gaza-port-mission-navy-preparing-east-coast-reserve-ship-to-sail Ship returns to Mobile after onboard fire leaves it stranded in the Gulf of Mexico https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/cargo-ship-that-caught-fire-towed-into-port-of-mobile/ar-BB1kLvlr It Looks Like We Are Going To Have to Swim For It – The End of the Army’s Navy https://gcaptain.com/the-end-of-the-armys-navy/ Turbo Activation: Ready, Set…SEALIFT! https://gcaptain.com/turbo-activation-ready-set-sealift/