Suez Canal Blocked

[TimW451]

Suez Canal Is Blocked by Container Ship Causing Huge Traffic Jam — The Wall Street Journal

Egyptian authorities were working to dislodge a giant container ship that blocked traffic on one of the world’s busiest shipping arteries and further threatened a global supply chain already under intense strain.

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[anmut]

Damn, not like you're getting out and pushing that off the sandbar...

 

[Babin Farms]

My guess......Probably sucked up a stick, maybe a rope & lost all control, tried to pull the cleanout plug and beached it ?

 

[Bizywk]

Suez Canal Is Blocked by Container Ship Causing Huge Traffic Jam — The Wall Street Journal

Egyptian authorities were working to dislodge a giant container ship that blocked traffic on one of the world’s busiest shipping arteries and further threatened a global supply chain already under intense strain.

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I feel for the that captain as that is an extremely busy and vital shipping route. I'm betting that the captain and crew are probably taking a lot of abuse right about now.

That whole area is a harsh place to live. The dust often tries its best to block out the sun as it clogs your air passages, and the heat can be rough. The food and the people there are pretty interesting though.

 

[JimmyB]

Saw an article that said they lost power during a wind/sand storm. Shipping is backed up enough already. This won’t help.

 

[2kwik4u]

https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/mc5gdg

 

[TimW451]

Keeps getting better:

A Cargo Ship Drew a Giant Dick Pic in the Ocean Then Got Stuck in the Suez Canal — VICE UK

Just before blocking one of the world’s busiest waterways where 10 percent of world trade flows, the unfortunate Ever Given sailed an even more unfortunate course.

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[svana]

So...how many people get fired and who all gets sue(z)d into oblivion?

 

[Sotally Tober]

Wow! I traveled through the Suez on USS GEORGIA (BLUE) surfaced, a SSGN submarine about 10 years ago. Definitely was a cool experience and cant image it being blocked. Egypt charges an arm and a leg for every vessel that passes through so I can only image it's costing the cash.

 

[zipper]

Current status... EVER GIVEN Current position (Container Ship, IMO 9811000) - VesselFinder If you zoom in, you will see the vessel is still sideways.

 

[RightStuff]

A little Minnesota humor from this, too good not to share.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1374756663866048515

For those not familiar, there is a KMart store that was built right over a pretty major road in Minneapolis. Sore subject around here, everyone thinks it should be taken out and the road replaced. Google Maps

 

[WiskyDan]

I wonder how this will effect the already stressed supply chain issues around the world.........

 

[Dean P]

Gotta feeling they'll have to unload a lot of its cargo; maybe then they can push it straight again. Super costly $$$$!

 

[the MfM]

In the 60’s Egypt sunk ships on both ends of the canal and then set out a bunch of mines, ships were stuck in the canal for 8 years. The United States cleaned up the mess in ‘74.

 

[Bizywk]

In the 60’s Egypt sunk ships on both ends of the canal and then set out a bunch of mines, ships were stuck in the canal for 8 years. The United States cleaned up the mess in ‘74.

Wow. ? I didn't know that.

 

[zipper]

Is this the only excavator in Egypt? Come on.

 

[RightStuff]

Based on updated Sat. photos they have a very large dredge ship of sorts helping along.

 

[zipper]

Is this the only excavator in Egypt? Come on.

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I don't know if it my eyes, but when I look at the picture it looks to me that the bulb on the bow is bent to starboard. IDK, maybe the angle of the photo taken as the waterline paint lines are off, but it looks straight on when you look up the bow.

 

[tdonoughue]

Is this the only excavator in Egypt? Come on.

They spent the rest of the money building a really narrow canal...

 

[Sotally Tober]

"Car Guys" may have already spotted this on Car and Driver: I Figured Out How to Free the Stuck Ship in the Suez Canal