[Mitchell]

Could the delivery of radioactive cargo to this ship have accounted for the al-Qaeda "chatter" we kept hearing about around July 4?

Note that the last time the Palermo Senator was in the Middle East (Suez, Jeddah, and Khor Fakkan) was July 7-July 16, 2002. I presume that the listed "cut-off time" is the time by which containers must be available to be loaded (or perhaps the time by which a spot must be reserved and paid for); it is typically 2-3 days before arrival.

[Lion's Cub]

FYI

Thanks for all your work on this, Mitchell. Very interesting itinerary indeed.

[Mitchell]

One correction: The Palermo Senator was last at Suez on Aug. 22, on its current trip (I'd missed that line). But it was last in Jeddah and Khor Fakkan in early July, on its previous trip.

[keri]

Thanks for the ping, and the posts, Mitchell. Really good work.