Posted on 03/26/2021 2:33:14 PM PDT by CheshireTheCat
The number of vessels stuck in a traffic jam outside the Suez Canal rose to 200 Friday as recent efforts to free a cargo ship wedged between the Canal’s two banks failed.
Dislodging the stuck ship, the Ever Given, could take up to a week, and the vessel can encounter structural issues while it remains stuck, a salvage expert told the Associated Press (AP).
The Suez Canal handles approximately 12% of international trade. Its recent blockage threatens to harm the world economy and poses a disruption to global supply chains, CNBC reported....
The ensuing traffic jams forced several cargo ships to consider taking a circuitous alternative route around Africa’s Cape of Good Hope....
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Who was captaining this ship?!
Comarable to a stunt like 9-11, an Iranian sponsored group could commandeer a ship and wedge it likewise, perhaps even scuttling the ship once in place, making a more permanent blockage.
As such, governments should consider absolving crews of liability for killing pirates in action. I believe right now, due to insurance liability issues, crews aren’t supposed to carry guns to defend themselves against marauders. They’re just supposed to do as they’re told by their captors.
All part of the anti-gun mentality of the corporate world.
Detour around the bottom of Africa ?
That should add a bit to the travel time..
I think it adds 14 days.
I think the block is on purpose to hike oil prices
If people started defending themselves from criminals where would the Board of GM be able to hide?
The whole incident started when one of the ships suddenly changed lanes without using its blinker
Right when Biden turns over our energy production to the Terrorists.
I have my doubts. The really big oil tankers can't transit the Suez Canal reasonably safely and have to travel around the Cape of Good Hope to reach Europe from the Middle East.
1956 Suez war, been done before?
Don’t touch the
Oil or Wine.
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Rings a Bell.
Bull it is to drive up the price of toilet paper and put people back in a bind again. LOL
I’ve been looking for a map like this- thank you for posting it here. This is a real mess and will affect some supply chains
I still haven’t read a reasonable explanation for this happening- they seem to be going with a “windstorm”. Maybe- but seems strange.
Actually, there are plenty of pics out there showing that the captain piloted the craft in such a way that the GPS track drew a penis. Just saying.
You know the Somali pirates must be on the way.
Yep, it is ALL being done on purpose!!
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