03-27-2021, 09:56 PM
** 26-Mar-2021 World View: David and Goliath in the Suez Canal
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Salvage experts are now projecting that it will take one to three
weeks to free the monster cargo ship Ever Given from the Suez Canal.
The ship got wedged Tuesday in a single-lane stretch of the canal,
about 3.7 miles north of the southern entrance, near the city of Suez.
The name of the ship is Ever Given. It is owned by the Japanese firm
Shoei Kisen KK. It is leased by a Taiwanese shipping company, the
Evergreen.
The blockade is holding up $10 billion of goods every day. Over 200
vessels are waiting near the canal, waiting to go through. In
addition, more than 100 ships are en route, although many of these are
now considering an alternate route, around the Cape of Good Hope at
the southern tip of Africa, adding 14 days to the trip.
Various dredgers and tugs are heading to the region to try to help
out. The US Navy is sending a team of dredging experts on Saturday.
The tide is coming in on Monday, and they hope to refloat the Ever
Given then. There's always the possibility that the Ever Given will
break up, resulting in an even greater disaster. If all else fails,
they'll have to try to remove some of the cargo, but that will require
very specialized equipment and will take weeks.
![[Image: 61e9a8c2a7eea2e6d44047e5d0f9e597?src]](https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/61e9a8c2a7eea2e6d44047e5d0f9e597?src)
--- Sources:
-- The ship stuck in the Suez Canal — the Ever Given — is still
there. Here's what we know about the mission to dislodge it
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-26/s.../100030284
(Australian Broadcasting, 26-Mar-2021)
-- Ever Given / Maritime traffic jam grows outside blocked Suez Canal
https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2021/mar/...d-suez-ca/
(AP, 26-Mar-2021)
- David and Goliath: This lone backhoe is dredging sand, but
it's no match for the Ever Given
Salvage experts are now projecting that it will take one to three
weeks to free the monster cargo ship Ever Given from the Suez Canal.
The ship got wedged Tuesday in a single-lane stretch of the canal,
about 3.7 miles north of the southern entrance, near the city of Suez.
The name of the ship is Ever Given. It is owned by the Japanese firm
Shoei Kisen KK. It is leased by a Taiwanese shipping company, the
Evergreen.
The blockade is holding up $10 billion of goods every day. Over 200
vessels are waiting near the canal, waiting to go through. In
addition, more than 100 ships are en route, although many of these are
now considering an alternate route, around the Cape of Good Hope at
the southern tip of Africa, adding 14 days to the trip.
Various dredgers and tugs are heading to the region to try to help
out. The US Navy is sending a team of dredging experts on Saturday.
The tide is coming in on Monday, and they hope to refloat the Ever
Given then. There's always the possibility that the Ever Given will
break up, resulting in an even greater disaster. If all else fails,
they'll have to try to remove some of the cargo, but that will require
very specialized equipment and will take weeks.
- Infographic showing how the Ever Given is wedged in the Suez Canal
--- Sources:
-- The ship stuck in the Suez Canal — the Ever Given — is still
there. Here's what we know about the mission to dislodge it
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-26/s.../100030284
(Australian Broadcasting, 26-Mar-2021)
-- Ever Given / Maritime traffic jam grows outside blocked Suez Canal
https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2021/mar/...d-suez-ca/
(AP, 26-Mar-2021)
