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Salvage Efforts Continue in Suez
Reuters ^ | 03-27-2021 | Ahmed & Omar Fahmy

Posted on 03/27/2021 9:49:34 AM PDT by em2vn

SUEZ, Egypt, March 27 (Reuters) – Efforts to dislodge a giant container ship blocking the Suez Canal had allowed its stern and rudder to move on Saturday, but it remained unclear when it could be refloated, the head of the canal authority said.

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


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Egypt; Foreign Affairs; Japan; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: china; containers; economicwar; economy; egypt; eussr; evergiven; evergreen; fourthreich; jamesbond007; opec; redchina; sabotage; ships; suez; suezcanal; taiwan; tradewar
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To: M. Thatcher
It was the wind. The ship lost its bearings. There weren't any tugboats. There were tugboats, but the wrong kind. Backup tugboats were then sent, but they too weren't powerful enough. There was one earth mover available. The U.S. military is offering aid. It's going to take days to solve. It's going to take weeks to solve. It could be solved by Wednesday. It was investigated. It's going to be investigated. It came from China. Its charted course depicts a vulgar image. It was the wind.

Sounds like Fauci is in charge.

21 posted on 03/27/2021 10:47:47 AM PDT by pfflier
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To: M. Thatcher

Bizarre


22 posted on 03/27/2021 10:50:11 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Certainly Biden’s buds in the Forbidden City had a hand as well.


23 posted on 03/27/2021 10:50:36 AM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: fidelis

We’d still have the blogs...err...


24 posted on 03/27/2021 10:55:58 AM PDT by bigbob
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To: fidelis; Gunslingr3

LOL, fidelis. :)

May I suggest a Tom Clancy scenario?


25 posted on 03/27/2021 11:03:44 AM PDT by proud American in Canada (As Patrick Henry once said, "Give me Liberty or Give me Death!" Especially now.)
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To: pfflier

LOL! Yes, that’s definitely Fauci-speak


26 posted on 03/27/2021 11:05:22 AM PDT by proud American in Canada (As Patrick Henry once said, "Give me Liberty or Give me Death!" Especially now.)
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To: em2vn
Why doesn't someone just blow the damn thing up and let traffic through?

It's just one boat.

Bet people would pay to see it blown to bits.

27 posted on 03/27/2021 11:10:13 AM PDT by A Cyrenian (Send everyone back to their states and let the states pay for their congress electives.)
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To: A Cyrenian

That would create an even bigger mess. Canal is less than 100ft deep.


28 posted on 03/27/2021 11:16:35 AM PDT by RitchieAprile (available monkeys looking for the change..)
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To: A Cyrenian

Maybe they could hire the guys that blew up the whale in Washington or Oregon.


29 posted on 03/27/2021 11:18:55 AM PDT by Clay Moore (RIP, Rush )
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To: em2vn

she is a perfect target for a saboteur to sink as she is.


30 posted on 03/27/2021 11:24:10 AM PDT by elpadre
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To: M. Thatcher
The "without evidence" leftist talking point doesn't apply.

Leftist talking point? Since when is it "leftist" to expect someone to present evidence for their assertions? Might as well claim it was UFOs if evidence doesn't matter.

Bloomberg reports the ship actually sped up as it rammed the bank.

Your linked Bloomberg story doesn't state that

"The ship’s last known speed was 13.5 knots at 7:28 a.m., 12 minutes before the grounding, according to Bloomberg data."

31 posted on 03/27/2021 11:28:11 AM PDT by Gunslingr3
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To: em2vn

Harness ten thousand camels to the stern and pull it free.


32 posted on 03/27/2021 11:32:10 AM PDT by Hootowl
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To: Gunslingr3

13.5 knots, in a canal, size and tonnage - no wonder


33 posted on 03/27/2021 11:32:21 AM PDT by linMcHlp
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To: em2vn

That thing is as long as the Empire State Building is tall. A sand storm they say??? Hope I don’t start smelling a rat in the near future


34 posted on 03/27/2021 11:32:41 AM PDT by Dawgreg
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To: Spok
I'm calmly waiting for some Leftist talking head on CNN or MSNBC to declare that this accident was Trump's fault.

It's only a matter if time.

35 posted on 03/27/2021 11:38:07 AM PDT by HotHunt
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To: Clay Moore

LOL,cause that went so well.

https://youtu.be/V6CLumsir34


36 posted on 03/27/2021 11:40:11 AM PDT by Lurkina.n.Learnin (The veil of civilization is only 9 meals thick. )
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To: Gunslingr3
Leftist talking point?

The phrase "without evidence" is indeed used, ad nauseam, by the left when describing any stated truth by conservatives. It is a tell.

That you pretend not to know this is also a tell.

Typical formulation, of which there are hundreds of instances in "news" stories about Trump and conservatives in the last four years (google it yourself):

'Without evidence' Is A New Catchphrase At NPR

Trump says, without evidence, every American will get coronavirus vaccine by April

Trump, Without Evidence, Makes Vote Fraud Claims

President Trump says, without evidence, that Dr. Anthony Fauci is a 'democrat'

Your linked Bloomberg story doesn't state that

From linked Bloomberg piece: "Then there was the issue of how fast it was going. When the ship began to move toward the sand, it appeared to speed up, perhaps to correct itself, though it was too late and it almost collided with the bank. That served to then wedge the steel hull more deeply into the side of the canal."

37 posted on 03/27/2021 11:41:48 AM PDT by M. Thatcher
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To: Seaplaner

Helicopters might not be able to lift all those loaded containers. Even if they could it would be a huge undertaking and very inefficient. If it were the only option, I suppose it could be done.

Maybe a temporary coffer dam to raise the water level?


38 posted on 03/27/2021 12:02:03 PM PDT by Tallguy
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To: Tallguy

..or a well placed missile, and blow the thing to fairy dust....and clean up the debris later.


39 posted on 03/27/2021 12:05:04 PM PDT by Daffynition (*Mega Dittoes and Mega Prayers* & :))
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To: em2vn

The speculation regarding a deliberate use of the Evergreen ship to block the Suez Canal is all very interesting. With all the difficulties, it is still a temporary situation. Perhaps this is just a technical “dry run”, run aground in this case, to determine if blocking the canal IS possible, and how long will it take to correct.

More evidence of deliberate sabotage would come with a similar or even more destructive action at the Panama Canal. Then what? High prices certainly, but American Navy ships would be blocked from transferring between oceans, temporarily cutting the US Fleet in half. Who might benefit from that, I’ll let you guess.


40 posted on 03/27/2021 12:16:46 PM PDT by Richard Axtell (President Asterisk is an ass to risk the economy and rights of all Americans.)
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