The Cargo Law Mystery Solved! — by our reader Philip Smith of Centerville, Ohio. — after 4 days Online!

The subuct vessel was container M/V Courtney L, owned by Great White Fleet Ltd. of Cincinnati, a subsidiary of Chiquita Brands International. M/V Courtney L loaded the cargo in Wilmington, Del., and was destined for Costa Rica. The “Doritos container” that grounded off a Hatteras Island beach was 1 of 4 that fell off a ship during the recent nor’easter — lost somewhere near the Virginia-North Carolina border during early morning hours of Nov. 22 and 23., as confirmed by U.S. Coast Guard.

M/V Courtney L is a 475 FEU capacity vessel, one of 12 ships in The Great White Fleet. The Great White Fleet carries bananas to the United States from South & Central America & offers cargo services to other companies for the return trip. The crew learned that the 4 containers were gone while taking inventory on Nov. 23 – Thanksgiving Day. The U.S. National Park Service spent most of Nov. 23 securing the site & getting the container removed from the beach — while dozens of scavengers arrived with garbage bags to collect the booty.

From Here: http://www.cargolaw.com/2000nightmare_singleonly10.html