Column: Did NC man contribute to Suez Canal jam up?
Could it be a North Carolinian? The damages to the quarter-mile long container ship, Ever Given, which ran aground in the canal are just the beginning. Egypt lost millions in toll revenue from hundreds of ships backed up. Somebody has to pay for the earth moving equipment and tugboats that dislodged the Ever Given from the canalâs banks where it was stuck for six days. Then there are damages that will accrue to owners of the cargo items for late delivery charges and for the spoilage to time sensitive agricultural products. Could all this have been caused by a North Carolinian?