Happy Fifteenth Birthday 600Camp

600Camp celebrates its 15th birthday with this, the 2810th post. Thanks to everyone who has joined this fascinating journey. To celebrate this anniversary properly, I observe three 600Camp traditions:

• Valuable 600Camp Merchandise. Anyone who catches an error in a post goes on the list to receive valuable 600Camp merchandise. Unfortunately I still do not yet have any merchandise, but I assure you that all such commitments will be duly honored at the earliest possible time.
• Update on the M/V OCEAN SHANGHAI. The 2013 case of Farenco Shipping Co. v. Farenco Shipping PTE, Ltd. produced the best mootness argument of all time — a case about the seizure of a marine vessel became moot once the ship had sailed. The M/V OCEAN SHANGHAI, since renamed as SFERA, has avoided the Fifth Circuit’s waters ever since; as of September 21, 2026, it was anchored in the Gulf of Finland not far from Saint Petersburg (right). .
• Creole Cuisine. The Fifth Circuit is blessed to be headquartered in the culturally rich city of New Orleans; to celebrate 600Camp’s birthday properly, you should make some shrimp remoulade using the legendary recipe from Galatoire’s.