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Crew Of 'Ever Given' Could Be Stuck On The Big Boat For Years
Jalopnik ^ | 4-21-21 | Erin Marquis

Posted on 04/23/2021 7:21:54 PM PDT by dynachrome

So apparently a ship, sailing under the Panamanian flag, owned by a Japanese company, operated by a German company, staffed by Indians and stuck in Egypt has no international guarantees of rights for its workers not to end up in a kind of floating solitary confinement. The world literally runs on this kind of shipping and it’s only possible because of these sailors that companies can apparently abandon if that’s how the spreadsheet shakes out. That’s fairly discouraging. Hopefully, the crew of the Ever Given can get some justice, and a flight home, soon.

Apparently, it isn’t unusual for crew members to get trapped on ships caught in the middle of international shipping disputes. The Guardian details the fate of one sailor who has been the lone guardian of a ship for the last two years in the Gulf of Suez only 50 miles south of where the Ever Given has been held since it was freed back in March. He’s only allowed off the ship for two hour intervals to get food and water.

(Excerpt) Read more at jalopnik.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: egypt; evergiven; suez
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Hope there is a shipment of food in those containers.
1 posted on 04/23/2021 7:21:54 PM PDT by dynachrome
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To: dynachrome

Legalized piracy


2 posted on 04/23/2021 7:30:10 PM PDT by Cold Heart
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To: dynachrome
They can be used to spell things.


3 posted on 04/23/2021 7:41:01 PM PDT by C210N (You can trust government or you can understand history. But you CANNOT do both.)
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To: Cold Heart

Absolutely, the ship was being piloted by two Suez Pilots-you can be assured they aren’t stuck on the ship.


4 posted on 04/23/2021 7:49:51 PM PDT by orlop9
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To: dynachrome
Maritime law is some weird stuff, it's roots date back to the middle ages and a lot of it doesn't make sense at all to modern people. It's kind of no man's land because it usually operates outside national boundaries, there's a lot of "might makes right" to it.

Essentially this ship is being held hostage for ransom and there's not a lot anyone can do about it since it's trapped inside an Egyptian waterway. If it happened in international waters then the insurers could send a team to steal the ship back (yep, they have folks that do this), but being still inside Egypt they can't really do that.

I hope things these sailors can find a way out. Right now they're essentially trapped in a giant pissing contest between Egypt and Evergreen. Likely Egypt was as much or more at fault for the incident since their pilot was on board at the time and his whole reason for being there is to make sure things like this don't happen.

5 posted on 04/23/2021 7:59:43 PM PDT by GaryCrow
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To: dynachrome

When the FIRST sentence is WRONG, the article is worthless.

Evergreen is a Taiwanese based group of companies, with the shipping line owned by THE HARTFORD.

This article is about as informative as John Kerry.


6 posted on 04/23/2021 8:06:04 PM PDT by Don W (When blacks riot, neighbourhoods and cities burn. When whites riot, nations and continents burn.)
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To: Whenifhow; null and void; aragorn; EnigmaticAnomaly; kalee; Kale; AZ .44 MAG; Baynative; bgill; ...

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7 posted on 04/23/2021 8:06:20 PM PDT by bitt (People who wonder if the glass is half empty or half full miss the point. The glass is refillable.)
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To: dynachrome

Declare yourselves pregnant Honduran illegal immigrants looking for hand outs and free stuff and Biden will send Marine One to get you.


8 posted on 04/23/2021 8:06:51 PM PDT by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes.)
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To: dynachrome
He’s only allowed off the ship for two hour intervals to get food and water.

I wonder if the dude ever tried to escape at night, or are these people always watching?

9 posted on 04/23/2021 8:07:10 PM PDT by Mark17 (Father of US Air Force combat pilot )
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To: dynachrome

A friend of mine claims that navy seals swarmed the containers and found thousands of dead bodies, trafficked individuals and WMDs. https://m.beforeitsnews.com/politics/2021/04/trafficked-children-bodies-weapons-found-on-evergreen-ship-blocking-suez-canal-3230145.html


10 posted on 04/23/2021 8:08:01 PM PDT by joesbucks
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To: GaryCrow

The ship is not the only one. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1zD-KjuGuiM


11 posted on 04/23/2021 8:14:09 PM PDT by Mark17 (Father of US Air Force combat pilot )
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To: Don W

The owner of the Evergiven is Japanese. A lot of these companies have separate ownership for each vessel. The Hartford is probably the mortgage holder.

I worked for a tanker company that had 23 ships and 23 different holding companies.


12 posted on 04/23/2021 8:15:42 PM PDT by Cold Heart
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To: joesbucks

That article is dated April 1.


13 posted on 04/23/2021 8:33:34 PM PDT by dynachrome ("I will not be reconstructed, and I do not give a damn.")
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To: Mark17

I heard that guy was released from his bondage and flew out of Egypt. The people who worked tirelessly to get him out did have to provide a replacement.


14 posted on 04/23/2021 8:53:53 PM PDT by Cold Heart
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To: Cold Heart; Buckhead

The premise of the article is still misleading, even if MY information was incorrect. I don’t make any claim to being anything other than another semi-informed but still missing a crapload of info humanoid. THAT was the strength of this site: We could all put the information available to each of us, use it, collate it, and work together to present a factual case and take down the liars. How we have fallen.

Buckhead, you were the peak of FReepdom. Thank you, wherever you ended up.


15 posted on 04/23/2021 9:24:11 PM PDT by Don W (When blacks riot, neighbourhoods and cities burn. When whites riot, nations and continents burn.)
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To: Cold Heart
The people who worked tirelessly to get him out did have to provide a replacement.

Back to square one?

16 posted on 04/23/2021 10:01:02 PM PDT by Mark17 (Father of US Air Force combat pilot )
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To: Don W
THAT was the strength of this site: We could all put the information available to each of us, use it, collate it, and work together to present a factual case and take down the liars. How we have fallen.

The spirit of Buckhead lives on, in the Free Republic.

Seek what you are looking for beyond the trees.


17 posted on 04/24/2021 1:35:16 AM PDT by bagster ("Even bad men love their mamas".)
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To: dynachrome

Apparently 30,000 containers on board. It takes time to search that many containers.


18 posted on 04/24/2021 6:13:06 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: dynachrome

I pointed that out. He still believes it.


19 posted on 04/24/2021 7:04:29 AM PDT by joesbucks
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To: bagster

Qballs aren’t fit to wash Buckhead’s car.

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20 posted on 04/24/2021 7:09:55 AM PDT by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is. , )
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