Associate Professor of History Sal Mercogliano of Campbell University (www.campbell.edu), former merchant mariner and professor of Maritime Industry Policy at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (www.usmma.edu) discusses the report of the containership MV President Eisenhower adrift after departing Los Angeles for San Francisco off Santa Barbara. Thanks to gcaptain.com and marinetraffic.com for the updates! ***UPDATE*** Tug Teresa Brusco towed President Eisenhower back to sea. Shirley C enroute to provide a bigger tug for further tow. ************ U.S.-Flag Containership ‘Not Under Command’ After Fire in Santa Barbara Channel https://gcaptain.com/u-s-flag-containership-not-under-command-after-fire-in-santa-barbara-channel/ Marine Traffic: MV President Eisenhower https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:151667/mmsi:303352000/imo:9295220/vessel:PRESIDENT_EISENHOWER Marine Traffic: Teresa Brusco https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:5416314/mmsi:368019930/imo:0/vessel:TERESA_BRUSCO Marine Ways http://www.marineways.com/ CMA CGA MV President Eisenhower https://www.cmacgm-group.com/en/group/at-a-glance/fleet/ships/9295220/president-eisenhower APL Eagle Express 1 https://www.apl.com/static/eCommerce/PDFFlyers/sells_mkt_tp_ex1.pdf Maritime Security Program https://www.maritime.dot.gov/sites/marad.dot.gov/files/oictures/MSP%20SHIP%20POSTER%20-%20Rev%20T%20-%20July%202019.pdf Santa Barbara Wind Advisory https://www.accuweather.com/en/us/santa-barbara/93101/weather-warnings/327137