Massive container ship stuck in Suez canal

[brutal]

Here's how it was resolved.

[Irving]

Sounds about right. I think Matt's Offroad Recovery couldn't get there in time.

[flogger]

So, the current runs North to South in the canal. I'm guessing a lot of sand/silt is building up, at the bed, on that (port) side of the ship. From what I'm reading, they need to be real careful not to break the hull if it isn't fully floating. Just checking in on that vesselfinder site (?) you can see them setting up for a team pull/tug or maybe they are just stabilizing it.

[FoxtArt]

Looks like it is in the lake now based on the tracker. So it must be resolved.

I'm an idgit, looked at the Ever Excel in the lake instead of the Ever Given.

And why is the paint on the ship actually "EVERGREEN" ? So yeah, it's still stuck.

ETA: I see the excels paint in smaller letters on the hull, so it makes slightly more sense. They are all in a gang.

[flogger]

Well, sounds like they are planning on off-loading some of it to float it out. Not easy to get a 24 story service crane that floats, and they could use a dozen of them.

The use of helicopters has been discussed but a loaded 40' Conex could exceed the capabilities of even heavy lift helicopters. I'm guessing not all the containers are maxed out on weight and the lightest are on top for stability but I'm a Lubber. It's getting interesting!

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[brutal]

They might be making some progress.

[TheNash]

Unstuck

[Aloha_Shooter]

I still want to know how the ship got itself in that position. I can't see how an experienced canal pilot would have let that happen.

[MrPrena]

Tugboat =vector.
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