We're Going To Need A Bigger Boat

GeeBee

GeeBee

Well-known member
Member
Joined
Jan 1, 2000
RO Number
385
Messages
2,871
......to tow this one

finance.yahoo.com

Ship Stuck in Suez Canal Risks Blocking Key Trade Route for Days

(Bloomberg) -- It may take days for salvage crew to move the giant container vessel that’s clogging the Suez Canal out of the way, according to two people familiar with the situation.The vessel, Ever Given, is well and truly stuck in the embankment along the canal, according to two people...
finance.yahoo.com finance.yahoo.com

Makes you wonder why they allow ships in the canal larger than they can tow.
 
  • Wow
Reactions: Cam
You know the answer to that, GeeBee - $$$$.

The article seems to indicate that this isn't the first time, either.
 
They got it loose. Reports indicate it was wind. All they had to do was chuck horsepower at it :)
 
Oops. I guess I was the victim of fake news.
 
I think it moved a bit and they were optimistically reporting
 
Now they are saying it could be weeks. Hopefully that is not the case.
 
talk about needing a bigger boat, those tugs look tiny compared to that ship

www.yahoo.com

Tugs work to move vessel stuck in Egypt's Suez Canal

The 430 yard Ever Given, almost as long as the Empire State Building is high, is blocking transit in both directions through one of the world's busiest shipping channels for oil and grain and other trade linking Asia and Europe.The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said eight tugs were working to move...
www.yahoo.com www.yahoo.com
 
jalopnik.com

That Mega Cargo Ship Stuck In The Suez Canal Drew A Huge Penis In The Ocean Before Blocking Major Trade Route [UPDATED] - Jalopnik

One of the most important waterways in the world, responsible for 10 percent of global trade, is currently blocked by a mega container ship that ran aground as a result of intense weather. Naturally, the ship plotted a course before it went sideways that was unfortunate, to say the least.
jalopnik.com jalopnik.com

Old boy in command of that ship is going to be sitting higher on the mantle than Joe Hazelwood.
 
From what I heard they were going faster than normal. I am thinking that didn't help when things went sideways and got it stuck in the mud good and deep. Photos indicate the bow is significantly higher than the stern. That's not a good sign.

"The dick pic is pretty apt, considering how completely boned the ship currently is"

LMHO

But Hazelwood was in the bag was he not?
 
one report said they lost power. Another report said wind storm
which one was it or both?
 
boatbum said:
From what I heard they were going faster than normal. I am thinking that didn't help when things went sideways and got it stuck in the mud good and deep. Photos indicate the bow is significantly higher than the stern. That's not a good sign.

"The dick pic is pretty apt, considering how completely boned the ship currently is"

LMHO

But Hazelwood was in the bag was he not?
Click to expand...
He was.

The speed may have been (and I AM just guessing here) due to anticipated winds. Speed helps steering, and displacement needs replacement.
 
I wonder if the canal pilot yelled alahu ahkbar before turning the ship sideways :) or if he was bribed by from China

We are assuming it is an accident...
 
I have had those thoughts as well. It's almost as if there were never high winds in the canal area before. High speed, high winds, food for thought. Perfect alibi?
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top