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DOH!!!!

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-56505413

 

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Egypt's Suez Canal has been blocked by a large container ship that ran aground while turning in the narrow channel, vessel tracking sites show.

Several tug boats were deployed to help shift the 59m (194ft) wide vessel, the Ever Given, which has been causing a build-up of shipping traffic.

The incident occurred just north of the port of Suez early on Tuesday.

The waterway connects the Mediterranean to the Red Sea, providing the shortest sea link between Asia and Europe.

The Ever Given, registered in Panama, was travelling from China to the port city of Rotterdam in the Netherlands, and was passing northwards through the canal on its way to the Mediterranean when it became trapped.

The ship, built in 2018, is operated by transport company Evergreen Marine.

 

A photo posted on Instagram on Tuesday, reportedly from someone on board another cargo ship - the Maersk Denver - directly behind the Ever Given, shows the trapped vessel with what appears to be a small digger clearing soil along the bank.

 

 

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2 hours ago, 52-80 said:

who needs to bomb oilfields when you could just block 1 smol channel

 

18 minutes ago, Parliament said:
2 hours ago, 52-80 said:
who needs to bomb oilfields when you could just block 1 smol channel

Dude. Don't give them ideas.

Gamal Abdel Nasser called. He wants his idea back.

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9 minutes ago, kevwun said:

It isn't mentioned frequently, but there was a sandstorm and 40mph winds when this happened which makes it a little more understandable.  Doesn't excuse the fuckup though.

That's impossible, they're sailing on instruments:

 

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Where's that Aggie truck at the boat ramp?  He could have this whole container ship on the trailer in a matter of minutes.  They'll be jamming to Pat Green on the way to Chili's in no time.

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2 hours ago, kevwun said:

It isn't mentioned frequently, but there was a sandstorm and 40mph winds when this happened which makes it a little more understandable.  

 

39 minutes ago, kevwun said:

If it did lose power, it really wasn't their fault.  A ship that big is going to be pushed aground pretty quickly in strong winds in a narrow space.

Sounds like things a guy that tried to pull a u-turn in the Suez Canal would say

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On a more serious note, oil prices jumped 4%.

https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/oil-price-brent-crude-suez-canal-blockage-container-cargo-2021-3-1030240995

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Oil climbs 4% after a grounded container ship blocks key Suez Canal trade route
 

Oil rose as much as 4% on Wednesday after a huge container ship ran aground and blocked the Suez Canal, a key shipping route for crude and refined products. The blockage raised some concern about fuel supply.


Overall, the price of oil is set to fall for the third consecutive week this week. Another round of lockdowns in Europe could threaten the recovery in demand growth and have undermined some of the recent strength in the oil market.


One of the biggest container ships in the canal ran aground early on Tuesday and is stuck at a right-angle to the passage. Hundreds of cargo ships are now unable to pass through the canal, forcing them to divert their routes. It is unclear when the issue will be resolved. "This could have an impact on movement of oil and consumer goods." Deutsche Bank strategist Jim Reid said in a daily report.

 

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29 minutes ago, washparkhorn said:

In this photo released by the Suez Canal Authority, a cargo ship, named the Ever Green, sits with its bow stuck into the wall Wednesday, March 24, 2021, after it turned sideways in Egypt's Suez Canal, blocking traffic in a crucial East-West waterway for global shipping.

Is this whole thing just an invitation for some cyber terrorist group to break the world's shipping economy with a few hacks of a navigation system?  Half the world's most powerful navies operating in that area and are powerless to help, this ship runs aground, clogs up the lane for days on end, and they bring one bulldozer to try and dig out a dislodgment trench? 

I don't know what language those guys speak but I'm picturing them moving earth and then shouting up to the Captain, "PIVOT!  PIVOT!"  

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