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Suez Canal

Queen of shop — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 03:52:22 GMT

It is being reported that the ship is free. However, there is no time frame for when the log jam will be moving. This is great news. Finally!

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patbz — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 04:15:01 GMT

@Queen of shop : Where is this being reported? NYT and CNN still reporting that although the rudder is free the ship is stuck and don't think there's a possibility of movement until at least 9am E.T. tomorrow. Additionally, there may be damage to bottom of canal where its been stuck so no idea when it'll be passable. Syria is rationing gasoline until this is resolved. That said, I hope you are right.

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Linmo — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 04:15:05 GMT

Current news is that it's partially freed.

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Queen of shop — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 04:25:07 GMT

Hi @patbz Yes, by free, they mean the rudder. But that's still great news. At least that part is free. Egypt is 6 hours ahead of east coast time. So it's 6:20 am there. I guess we will have to see what happens in a few hours.

So awe inspiring what all the engineers, heavy equiptment operators and workers did to get some of the cargo ship freed up.

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Kachina624 — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 04:53:50 GMT

When they turn it to straighten it, I hope they get someone else to drive.

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Foxxee — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 10:57:41 GMT

Below is her position before and after posted early March 29.

Dredger used to dig out ship.

Before:

After

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Nonametoday — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 07:09:36 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
When they turn it to straighten it, I hope they get someone else to drive.

@Kachina624

You think there are not pirates awaiting to loot it.

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Desertdi — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 07:28:03 GMT

I'm waiting for the captain.....to be investigated

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77yangya — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 09:30:07 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
When they turn it to straighten it, I hope they get someone else to drive.

EXACTLY......

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Goldengate8361 — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 10:23:49 GMT

One of our local news anchors mentioned that we might experience some shortages because of it...She even mentioned shortages of toilet paper! LOL....I think she was just hyping up the news. I'm not ready to start scramming for toilet paper again!

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millieshops — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 11:53:56 GMT

@Kachina624 I wonder if a different person at the helm would have made a difference. Had a conversation yesterday with a friend with years of sailing experience and asked about pilot error. his answer was that it’s always possible, but the ships that go through the canal are under the control of Canal captains who move hundreds of ships a week through the Canal not likely to be someone with little Canal experience.

He focused more on the effects of the wind on the stack of containers rising high in the air.

Whatever the cause, we’re in another global mess.

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Cakers3 — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 13:48:09 GMT

It has been set free and the high tides today are expected to aid in the cargo ship being able to continue on its journey.

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LindaSal — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 13:53:08 GMT

@Goldengate8361 They stated this on the business news too. Even if they fully free it soon, everything is bogged down and some ships have been diverted and have to go around Africa which causes extreme delays in the supply chain.

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Winkk — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 13:58:47 GMT

This was on CNN a half hour ago:

32 min ago The ship has been fully dislodged and is currently floating, Suez Canal Authority says

From CNN's Magdy Samaan, Mick Krever, Ben Wedeman and Mostafa Salem

The ship blocking the Suez Canal has been fully dislodged on Monday afternoon, a Suez Canal Authority spokesperson told CNN.

Tugs were working to free the bow of the ship after dislodging the stern Monday morning.

Marine traffic websites showed images of the ship away from the banks of the Suez Canal for the first time in seven days.

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Kachina624 — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 15:00:42 GMT

@Nonametoday wrote:
@Kachina624 wrote:
When they turn it to straighten it, I hope they get someone else to drive.
@Kachina624

You think there are not pirates awaiting to loot it.

@Nonametoday Not with the whole world and a satellite watching. That would be most unwise. How does one loot a container ship?

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Spurt — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 15:07:15 GMT

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Nonametoday — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 18:34:37 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:

@Nonametoday wrote:
@Kachina624 wrote:
When they turn it to straighten it, I hope they get someone else to drive.
@Kachina624

You think there are not pirates awaiting to loot it.
@Nonametoday Not with the whole world and a satellite watching. That would be most unwise. How does one loot a container ship?

@Kachina624 I hope not. My only fear would be that, since Russia, China, Iran and North Korea have teamed up they could present some issues here for America.

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Nonametoday — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 18:35:44 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
When they turn it to straighten it, I hope they get someone else to drive.

@Kachina624

Maybe someone in charge has been enjoy the good stuff, whether liquid or sniffing, pipe or whatever.

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jellyBEAN — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 18:47:49 GMT

This is good news. Glad there are some smarties here on Earth that could figure this mishap out with no one getting harmed or further catastrophe.

Wonder what the investigation will uncover? These huge container ships appear all the time in my neck of the woods as I live near a coastal seaport in the SE. People really enjoy sitting on a bench and watching them maneuver up and down the river to get to Port. The sitings are posted in the newspaper, time/ship size/container freight etc....if people want to see a particular ship. Fun Stuff. Usually.

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patbz — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 18:49:38 GMT

@Nonametoday : I don't think pirates are a problem along the Suez route; the problem is near the tip of Africa, where many of the ships detoured. Hopefully the US Navy or another entity will be very visible on that route. The next problem is that many of the backed up ships will arrive in port concurrently and there will be delays getting them unloaded. Any way you cut it, the consumer loses, to the tune of billions of dollars. I also read that the ship in question was built in 2018 and most of its guidance is done electronically ( much like a self guided car); looks like those systems need to be seriously tweaked!