Suez Canal is blocked by mega cargo ship Ever Given

[MMDown Under]

2 minutes ago, OzKiwiJJ said:

Perhaps it's time for a sanity check on the size of ships, both cargo and passenger. 🤔

 

 

Yes this ship is evidence of being far too big.  Bigger tugs are arriving next week, then they may remove some of the cargo.  But where to store and keep containers?

[By The Bay]

It is being reported that the Ever Given has been freed and is floating.

 

[MMDown Under]

10 minutes ago, By The Bay said:

It is being reported that the Ever Given has been freed and is floating.

 

Thank you.  That is great news.  Lovely to hear all the ship horns.  Last I read they said part was afloat then the tide went down.  I wonder if tugs will escort her out of the Suez Canal?

[By The Bay]

1 minute ago, MMDown Under said:

I wonder if tugs will escort her out of the Suez Canal?

I would be putting money on that bet.🤑

[NSWP]

Ocean going tugs would the job.

[Porky55]

This from News Networks 11 mins ago: 

 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/more-ships-to-the-rescue-as-skyscraper-size-vessel-ever-given-halts-traffic-in-suez-canal/ar-BB1f3xSC?ocid=uxbndlbing

[MMDown Under]

Thank you for News Networks link.  The ship is still stuck, but has moved.  It is very interesting to follow the efforts being undertaken by experts. I think it is going to be some time before people receive the contents of the containers.  I wonder if there is a limit on the number of rows of containers they can put on such a mega ship. 

[woodienz]

Attached is a video from YouTube posted by Alfie Smith who is senior second officer with Princess Cruises. He has given a very interesting account of what happened to Ever Given including the reasons his experience could have been the cause of the incident. One interesting point he makes is, this is not the first time that Ever Given has been in this situation;. Also, blocked the Hamburg Canal for a period.

 

[possum52]

21 minutes ago, woodienz said:

Attached is a video from YouTube posted by Alfie Smith who is senior second officer with Princess Cruises. He has given a very interesting account of what happened to Ever Given including the reasons his experience could have been the cause of the incident. One interesting point he makes is, this is not the first time that Ever Given has been in this situation;. Also, blocked the Hamburg Canal for a period.

 

Thank you for sharing. Alfie explained it very well.

 

Leigh

[MMDown Under]

23 minutes ago, woodienz said:

Attached is a video from YouTube posted by Alfie Smith who is senior second officer with Princess Cruises. He has given a very interesting account of what happened to Ever Given including the reasons his experience could have been the cause of the incident. One interesting point he makes is, this is not the first time that Ever Given has been in this situation;. Also, blocked the Hamburg Canal for a period.

 

Thank you very much.  I wonder if they learnt anything when they blocked the Hamburg Canal for a period.  Canal owners must be nervous when this ship passes through their canal. 

[MicCanberra]

Good they have made progress.

[MicCanberra]

The truck incident was funny in a black comedy type of way.

[boeckli]

This was the 'bingle' in Hamburg in Feb 2019

 

and this is the damaged harbour ferry that Ever Given 'nudged' . Ferry was at the wharf. Fortunately no passengers on ferry, crew of 3 only minor injuries and shock.

 

2 hours ago, woodienz said:

One interesting point he makes is, this is not the first time that Ever Given has been in this situation;. Also, blocked the Hamburg Canal for a period.

 

 

2 hours ago, MMDown Under said:

Thank you very much.  I wonder if they learnt anything when they blocked the Hamburg Canal for a period.  Canal owners must be nervous when this ship passes through their canal. 

 

Just to clarify/correct - there is no such thing as a 'Hamburg Canal'. The ship had left the harbour and was traveling down the river (Elbe) towards the North Sea. Also, the Ever Given did not block the the river, it continued its journey with just a short stop a little down-river (probably for some investigators to embark)

The shipping on the river I believe was then stopped due to the high winds (which were thought to have caused the mishap)

 

PS: Video of the Ever Given's track in Hamburg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3k5LBMZrTE

 

Edited March 29, 2021 by boeckli

[NSWP]

Great narratiion by Alfie, he knows his stuff.

 

Well, latest is, ship still stuck. Costing $11 billion per day, sounds unbelievable.

 

Aldi won't be happy much of their food stuffs comes from Europe.

[Porky55]

Latest News - Ever Given has been moved - hope they’re right this time 😉

 

Edited March 29, 2021 by Porky55

[Docker123]

A couple of reports that it has been freed and will proceed under tow to Bitter Lakes. Damage assessment underway.

 

https://splash247.com/huge-suez-operation-frees-the-ever-given/
 

https://www.news.com.au/world/africa/tanker-mv-ever-given-freed-after-blocking-suez-canal/news-story/21970d01c8812fec2f6d64547a6b3c01

[MMDown Under]

9 minutes ago, Docker123 said:

A couple of reports that it has been freed and will proceed under tow to Bitter Lakes. Damage assessment underway.

 

https://splash247.com/huge-suez-operation-frees-the-ever-given/
 

https://www.news.com.au/world/africa/tanker-mv-ever-given-freed-after-blocking-suez-canal/news-story/21970d01c8812fec2f6d64547a6b3c01

Thanks for links.  Looks like ship refloated but still more work to be done.  Pleased to read livestock vessels will be given priority.  361 ships waiting.

[MMDown Under]

Great to see Ever Given cruising along the Canal.  

 

An Evergreen truck is jackknifed across a freeway in China blocking traffic. 

[MicCanberra]

Here in Canberra an ever green has been found in Parliament house blocking whatever progress they can. 😛

[NSWP]

Second Officer Alfie said in his youtube video, he thought the ship would be stuck for a couple of weeks, not so young Alfie.

[MicCanberra]

[lyndarra]

When navigating UK canals I have experienced and observed the effects Alfie mentioned in the video, but on a micro scale by comparison.

[Chiliburn]

I see Israel is going to contemplate a canal.

The America’s where going to do it in the 60s with a heap of nuclear bombs.
Don’t you just love that American can do attitude.

 

 Apparently it’s something like $700,000 to use the Suez, Israel thinks they could half the price.
 

https://www.businessinsider.com.au/us-planned-suez-canal-alternative-israel-blast-with-nuclear-bombs-1960s-2021-3?r=US&IR=T

[Docker123]

 

Lang Hancock had proposed using nuclear explosives to excavate a new port in the Pilbara. Somewhere south of Port Hedland.

 

The Americans thought it wonderful.  The Australians did not

 

[Chiliburn]

11 minutes ago, Docker123 said:

 

Lang Hancock had proposed using nuclear explosives to excavate a new port in the Pilbara. Somewhere south of Port Hedland.

 

The Americans thought it wonderful.  The Australians did not

 

Don’t worry the Chinese will be doing it free of charge.