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| Giant container ship that blocked Suez Canal set free, backlog to be cleared in four days |
| 2021-03-30 |
| [BREITBART] A canal service provider says workers have successfully set free a colossal container ship that for nearly a week has been stuck sideways across the Suez Canal, one of the world’s most crucial arteries for trade Salvage teams on Monday set free a colossal container ship that has halted global trade through the Suez Canal, bringing an end to a crisis that for nearly a week had clogged one of the world’s most vital maritime arteries. Helped by the peak of high tide, a flotilla of tugboats managed to wrench the bulbous bow of the skyscraper-sized Ever Given from the canal’s sandy bank, where it had been firmly lodged since last Tuesday. After hauling the fully laden 220,000-ton vessel over the canal bank, the salvage team was pulling the vessel toward the Great Bitter Lake, a wide stretch of water halfway between the north and south end of the canal, where the ship will undergo technical inspection, canal authorities said. Satellite data from MarineTraffic.com confirmed that the ship was moving away from the shoreline toward the center of the artery. Video released by the Suez Canal Authority showed the Ever Given being escorted by the tugboats that helped free it, each sounding off their horns in jubilation after nearly a week of chaos. 113 ships to pass through Suez Canal in both directions by Tuesday morning; traffic jam to be cleared within 4 days: Suez Cana Authority chairman [AlAhram] Admiral Osama Rabie also asserted that Tuesday's sandstorm was not the only reason behind the grounding of the ship, without providing further details. Up to 113 ships are set to pass through the Suez Canal in both directions by Tuesday morning, as the Suez Canal Authority seeks to end the traffic jam caused by the stranding of the ship Ever Given within four days. The announcement was made by the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Chairman Osama Rabie who said in a briefing on Monday that navigation along the canal was resumed today at 6pm local time (GMT+2), almost an hour-and-a-half after the Ever Given was fully refloated in a mission that concluded successfully without any damage to the ship at 4:30pm. The 400-metre-long, 59-metre-wide Ever Given, which was on its way from China to the port city of Rotterdam in the Netherland, veered off course and ran aground while it was passing through the international trade route on Tuesday morning. The gigantic ship, which had been wedged sideways across the waterway for six days, caused around 369 vessels to be queued at the waterway or at anchor awaiting transit through the canal, through which around 12 percent of all world trade passes. Rabie said that operations at the canal will continue around the clock to clear the traffic jam caused by the mishap, which should be cleared within four days. He added that priority has been given to ships carrying livestock given their need for supplies; these include five ships carrying over 60,000 heads of cattle. Chairman Rabie praised the Egyptian agricultural minister, who dispatched veterinary teams to examine the animals and provide them with fodder and water. Rabie also asserted that Tuesday's sandstorm was not the only reason behind the grounding of the ship, without providing further details. Rabie added that refloating such a large ship would have taken three months if the incident had happened in any other country, and that the arrival of the Dutch salvage company hired by the ship owner did not alter the SCA’s plan to end the crisis. He also pointed out that the refloated ship, which has been directed to the bitter lake for technical examinations, will not be allowed to sail until the conclusion of investigations, which will not be carried out by the SCA. Rabie added that due to the incident, the SCA has incurred losses of $12-14 million a day in revenues. [PUBLISH.TWITTER]
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| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 Here is a silver 1943 Jefferson 'nickel', keep going, Ithink you are on to something here. |
| Posted by: Gerthudion Bluetooth3950 2021-03-30 15:11 |
| #4 You have to wonder about the rules they have when they aloow a ship that's basically the same size as the canal to drive through without a single tugboat. Afterwards, there were plenty. Before, not a one. (Just my $.02) |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2021-03-30 13:25 |
| #3 I actually snorted there. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2021-03-30 12:25 |
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| Posted by: Frank G 2021-03-30 12:13 |
| #1 The next infrastructure target has been popularized. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2021-03-30 03:14 |