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Nevilledog

(51,137 posts)
Wed Mar 24, 2021, 12:45 PM Mar 2021

Controversial track of the container ship Ever Given that blocked the Suez Canal



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Matthew Champion
@matthewchampion
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Mar 24, 2021
just to reiterate: about 10 percent of world trade has been at a standstill for 2 days because a cargo ship drew a giant dick in the Red Sea then wedged itself sideways in the Suez Canal

https://vice.com/en/article/pkdjzb/cargo-ship-suez-canal-dick-pic-ever-given
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Matthew Champion
@matthewchampion
now in video form, via @VesselFinder

Controversial track of the container ship Ever Given that blocked...
This video shows that the obvious is not always true.On the occasion of the disputed incident of the ultra-large container ship Ever Given blocking the Suez ...
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6:14 AM · Mar 24, 2021




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Controversial track of the container ship Ever Given that blocked the Suez Canal (Original Post) Nevilledog Mar 2021 OP
Yeah... SledDriver Mar 2021 #1
I wonder if there was a problem with thrusters they thought they worked out before ... marble falls Mar 2021 #2
It's nonsense. The Ever Given was blown into the side of the canal by strong winds RainCaster Mar 2021 #3
This message was self-deleted by its author illegal smile Mar 2021 #4

marble falls

(57,134 posts)
2. I wonder if there was a problem with thrusters they thought they worked out before ...
Wed Mar 24, 2021, 12:56 PM
Mar 2021

... entering the canal.

RainCaster

(10,892 posts)
3. It's nonsense. The Ever Given was blown into the side of the canal by strong winds
Wed Mar 24, 2021, 01:30 PM
Mar 2021

These Ultra Class boats are HUGE on a whole different scale. They are stacked so high with containers that 30K winds become unmanageable.

Response to RainCaster (Reply #3)

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