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Diogenes of Babylon posted an update 5 years ago
Suez Canal traffic jam seen from space
“The sea surface reflects the radar signal away from the satellite, and makes water appear dark in the image. This contrasts with metal objects, in this case the ships in the bay, which appear as bright dots in the dark waters.”
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2021/03/Suez_Canal_traffic_jam_seen_from_space
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“As the world waits to see if the US Navy personnel dispatched to the Suez Canal will succeed in freeing the boat (after a successful “partial refloating” that appears to have been a dry run for a more comprehensive effort once the Americans arrive), Russia sees an opportunity to promote a potential alternative, as more container ships are re-directed around the Cape of Good Hope to complete their journey from Asia to Europe.
Indeed, as RT reports, Russian energy giant Rosatom is promoting a North Sea route (recently cleared of dangerous ice flows). The effort started with a series of half-joking tweets sent last night. In the thread, Rosatom offered three reasons why Russia’s strategic shipping route through the Arctic might be a viable alternative to the Suez, despite the cold and the ice. Fortunately, as Rosatom pointed out, if a container ship gets stuck in the ice, an ice-breaker ship could be quickly dispatched to help.”
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/russia-pitches-frosty-arctic-sea-route-superior-alternative-blocked-suez-canal
“More than 300 vessels are log-jammed at either end of the Suez Canal on Saturday, though an increasing number of vessels were being diverted to the southern tip of Africa, also known as the Cape of Good Hope.
Lieutenant-General Osama Rabie, Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA), said at least 14 tugboats and a dredging ship worked around the clock to free the stranded containership ‘Ever Given’.
Rabie said 9,000 tons of ballast water were removed from the ship. Dredgers had removed some 20,000 tonnes of sand from around its bow by Friday, and the rudder and propeller system of the vessel was restarted.
He said the stern of the vessel started to move last before refloating efforts stopped.”
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/suez-crisis
This looks like an escalating cluster of feverish frustration.
https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/11A1C/production/_117702227_77afde91-ed9d-472c-8583-44819714ca5a.jpg
Nick Sloane joins us thanks to gCaptain.
“Associate Professor Sal Mercogliano of Campbell University (www.campbell.edu) and the CEO of gCaptain (gcaptain.com) John Konrad are joined by Master Salvor Nick Sloane of Resolve Marine (resolvemarine.com) to discuss the situation in the Suez regarding the MV Ever Given. Captain Sloane has overseen hundreds of salvage operations including the Costa Concordia, wrecked off Italy in 2012. His knowledge provides great insight into the situation facing the salvors as they attempt to free Ever Given in the Suez Canal.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSQl_CBxuHI
I had to move the image around, zoom in then zoom out. At first i wasn’t quite sure if what I was looking at was actually real. It is eerie isn’t it, it looks too unbelievable, what good would that crane do to that monstrosity? It’s almost as if they have sent a gnat against a prehistoric dinosaur. Amazing . . .
“The Suez Canal Authority said a lack of visibility in adverse weather led to the ship losing control and drifting. It hasn’t commented further. Taiwan-based Evergreen Line, the time charterer of the vessel, said by email the Ever Given “was grounded accidentally after deviating from its course due to suspected sudden strong wind.””
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“The Ever Given lost its bearing and began turning to its starboard side around 5 miles into the mouth of canal. The 200,000-ton ship then careened to its port side, and soon moved sideways and ran aground, its bulbous red bow that juts out to cut efficiently through water firmly embedded in the sandy embankment.”
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“The ship’s last known speed was 13.5 knots at 7:28 a.m., 12 minutes before the grounding, according to Bloomberg data.
That would have surpassed the speed limit of about 7.6 knots (8.7 miles an hour) to 8.6 knots that is listed as the maximum speed vessels are “allowed to transit” through the canal, according to the Suez authority’s rules of navigation handbook posted on its website. Captains interviewed for this story said it can pay to increase the speed in the face of a strong wind to maneuver the ship better.”
https://gcaptain.com/how-a-desert-wind-blew-10-billion-of-global-trade-off-course/