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General Category => World News => Topic started by: rangerrebew on March 27, 2021, 12:23:44 pm
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Suez Canal: US navy to assist with freeing ship stuck in critical waterway
Assessment team expected on Saturday to advise authorities on freeing the stuck container ship, CNN reports
By MEE staff
Published date: 26 March 2021 18:37 UTC | Last update: 17 hours 30 mins ago
The US navy plans to assist Egypt in freeing a container ship that has been stuck in the Suez Canal since Tuesday, two Department of Defense officials told CNN.
The US navy's dredging assessment team could arrive by Saturday to assist in the effort to free the 400m ship, Ever Given, which turned sideways in the narrow waterway after getting caught in 40-knot winds and a sandstorm that caused low visibility and poor navigation.
Once the US team assesses the situation it will advise authorities on freeing the container ship, which is completely blocking transit through the Suez Canal, one of the world's busiest shipping channels for oil and grain and other trade linking Asia and Europe.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/suez-canal-us-navy-assist-freeing-ship-stuck-critical-waterway
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I have been read some articles (including link) that it appears that the Egyptians have been neglecting canal maintenance (like and/soil/sludge dredging). Been milkng it without any reinvestment. Now its coming back and biting them on the ass.
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What is Egypt going to pay the US for the Navy's work?
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What is Egypt going to pay the US for the Navy's work?
I don't care who anyone is, that is pretty damned funny.
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What is Egypt going to pay the US for the Navy's work?
A coupon good for 10 passages through the canal at 30% off.
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A coupon good for 10 passages through the canal at 30% off.
No condos made of stone-uh?
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Stack em. Pack em. And Rack em.
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I have been read some articles (including link) that it appears that the Egyptians have been neglecting canal maintenance (like and/soil/sludge dredging). Been milkng it without any reinvestment. Now its coming back and biting them on the ass.
And as usual, the American taxpayer gets stuck with the bill.
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Fishrrman's "rising tide" solution to this problem:
1. Keep 2 tugs on the north side, and 2 on the south side.
2. Keep at least one dredger nearby.
3. Build coffer dams in the canal, on either side of the stranded ship.
4. Extend these dams around either side, creating "a bathtub" around it.
5. Fill this "tub" with water, raising the water level at least 10-15 feet or so.
6. This should lift the container ship up just enough to free it, so the tugs on either side can then maneuver it into proper position.
7. Drain out the water and remove the dams.
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I bet they require at least 2 tugs on these larger ships from now on in this section of the canal.
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Suez Canal Live Updates: The Ever Given Is Free, Clearing Way for Traffic to Resume
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/03/29/world/suez-canal-stuck-ship
The mammoth cargo ship blocking one of the world’s most vital maritime arteries was wrenched from the shoreline and finally set free on Monday, raising hopes that traffic could soon resume in the Suez Canal and limit the economic fallout of the disruption....
...With the Ever Given sagging in the middle, its bow and stern both caught in positions for which they were not designed, the hull had been vulnerable to stress and cracks, according to experts. Just as every high tide brought hope the ship could be released, each low tide put new stresses on the vessel.
Teams of divers inspected the hull throughout the operation and found no damage, officials said. The ship was to be inspected again after it was freed.
The plan is to tow the ship to the Great Bitter Lake, located along the canal’s route between the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea, so traffic could once gain flow smoothly.
However, it would take some time to also inspect the canal itself to ensure safe passage. And with hundreds of ships backed up on either side, it could be days before operations return to normal....