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2021-09-09 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

ANOTHER vessel ‘runs aground in the Suez canal': Ship ‘is successfully refloated after route was temporarily blocked', local reports claim – following Ever Given grounding in March

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Posted by Skidmark 2021-09-09 09:13|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 Driving a boat in a narrow, shallow channel is one of the more difficult jobs in boat handling. The water 'push' can't spread out, so when it squirts along the hull, it creates suction and pulls you towards the bank. You'd think that the Suez would require tugs (but they don't).

Posted by ed in texas 2021-09-09 17:29|| 2021-09-09 17:29|| Front Page Top

#2 'Andrei - you've beached another vessel?'

Posted by Raj 2021-09-09 22:11|| 2021-09-09 22:11|| Front Page Top

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