Cargo vessel stuck in Suez Canal

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ZolotoyRetriever — 5 years ago(March 26, 2021 09:11 PM)

Might take weeks to free the ship and get Suez Canal cargo traffic flowing again. Turned diagonally, her bow is in Asia, and her stern is in Africa:

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Corwin — 5 years ago(March 26, 2021 09:41 PM)

This is a really good example of the choke points that exist in the world. This little contretemps will raise prices for some things, there are billions of dollars at stake. Crazy.

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Would You Like To Buy An Eye — 5 years ago(March 26, 2021 10:00 PM)

Agreed ,they are always looking to bump up prices on things as is ,this is a legate reason.

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NZer — 5 years ago(March 26, 2021 10:19 PM)

How in the hell did that happen? Human error? Freaky weather?

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ZolotoyRetriever — 5 years ago(March 27, 2021 02:10 AM)

Freaky weather appears to be the culprit: high winds from a desert sandstorm blew it off course and the ship rammed into the side of the Canal.

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ZolotoyRetriever — 5 years ago(March 27, 2021 04:32 AM)

BTW, the ship is stuck at both ends - bow and stern. So freeing it is not as simple as just towing it backwards. They'll have to dredge out the Canal at both ends of the ship, and carefully offload some of her cargo and fuel, then hopefully float and rotate the ship back into deeper part of the Canal. I hope all goes well. For everybody's sake.

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NZer — 5 years ago(March 27, 2021 04:34 AM)

What a gigantic cockup!

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The<>Mechanic — 5 years ago(March 27, 2021 05:30 AM)

Yep ,this is working….
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