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Egypt's President loses patience and says the boat must be unloaded if this fails
Daily Mail ^ | Charlotte Mitchell

Posted on 03/28/2021 7:34:26 PM PDT by algore

Hopes have been raised that the cargo ship could be freed today after emergency crews were ordered to start offloading containers. Experts previously budged its stern and get its rudder and propeller working.

The Dutch-flagged Alp Guard and the Italian-flagged Carlo Magno, which were called in to work alongside tugboats already on scene, reached the Red Sea near the city of Suez earlier today.

They will now help nudge the Ever Given as dredgers continue to vacuum up sand from underneath the vessel and mud caked to its port side. They have so far shifted 27,000 cubic metres of sand around the ship to reach a depth of 60ft (18m) , the authority said in a statement.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Egypt; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 200000tons; 400000000pounds; canpostlongtitlesnow; egypt; egyptianpilot; evergiven; faketitle; malaysia; netherlands; panama; rotterdam; suezcanal
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To: algore

Apples and oranges.


41 posted on 03/28/2021 9:45:48 PM PDT by HotHunt
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To: algore

Fly a bunch of BLMers there and tell them they can keep whatever they can carry off the ship. The ship will be empty in a week.


42 posted on 03/28/2021 9:46:45 PM PDT by Nachoman (Following victory, its best to reload.)
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To: algore

43 posted on 03/28/2021 9:48:10 PM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: algore
The Suez is a shortcut.

Maybe faster to build a by pass.

Or....Blow the damn ship up or pull it down.

44 posted on 03/28/2021 10:06:04 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: linMcHlp

Easy as that. I wjll check my shed for some steel plates the size of a canal.


45 posted on 03/28/2021 10:09:27 PM PDT by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes.)
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To: Paladin2
I read that, too, and immediately though of the great one.


46 posted on 03/28/2021 10:18:24 PM PDT by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s^2)
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To: GOPJ

Does it have EZ Pass so it can just charge the account?

Are higher rates charged during rush hour?


47 posted on 03/28/2021 10:26:13 PM PDT by moviefan8
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To: Jane Long

“How long would it take to get THAT massive equipment ON SITE???

How long, then, to dig your new canal?

Hmmmm?”

I’m sure they got one in Gaza somewhere...


48 posted on 03/28/2021 10:35:58 PM PDT by Dogbert41 (Proud member of the Poor Boy Gang. )
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To: algore

I said that earlier!! Unload the cargo! But better yet just unload cargo from bow.. That way the stern with the extra weight will lift the stern and float free!


49 posted on 03/28/2021 10:46:58 PM PDT by tallyhoe
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To: algore
but it is unlikely unless politics gets involved and stupid decisions are made

So you're saying it's certain?

50 posted on 03/28/2021 10:49:02 PM PDT by null and void (The media decides what news you can see and NOT SEE. But don't you dare call 'em Not-Sees)
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To: DoodleBob

bttt


51 posted on 03/28/2021 11:56:05 PM PDT by linMcHlp
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To: StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; 2ndDivisionVet; 31R1O; ...
Problem with unloading it is, there's probably no crane in Egypt that can do it and/or could be moved to the remote rural location where the ship ran aground. Captions, some on-site wind noise etc, otherwise no sound:
Suez Canal: Ever Given 'partially refloated' after blocking trade route for six days

Suez Canal: Ever Given 'partially refloated' after blocking trade route for six days

52 posted on 03/29/2021 4:22:17 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: mabarker1
In 2015, Egypt added a second lane to the canal, north of the lake, but the ship is stuck in the single lane section.


53 posted on 03/29/2021 4:37:47 AM PDT by SauronOfMordor (A Leftist can't enjoy life unless they are controlling, hurting, or destroying others)
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To: algore

First, I am far from an expert in these matter

I recall folks inflating round rubber bladder/tubes around their home to protect against rising flood water.

Could they install a temporary dam to raise the water level and float the ship out of trouble??????


54 posted on 03/29/2021 4:39:56 AM PDT by Steven Tyler
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To: Dogbert41

That’s an engineering marvel created by ThyssenKrupp.......


55 posted on 03/29/2021 4:40:37 AM PDT by Hot Tabasco
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To: Jane Long

You could put it on a barge and float it into position then.....
oh wait, never mind


56 posted on 03/29/2021 4:42:28 AM PDT by Steven Tyler
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To: Jonty30

That’s a neat online facility, and a real godsend for pirates, shiver me timbers!

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/suez-canal-ship-stuck-ever-given-successfully-refloated/

[snip] Suez Canal Authority (SCA)... said the stern of the hulking cargo ship was now positioned about 335 feet from the bank of the canal, whereas it had previously been stuck only about 15 feet from the bank. [/snip]


57 posted on 03/29/2021 4:47:02 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: Jonty30

It is apparently not out of the canal:

https://www.google.com/maps/place/30%C2%B001‘03.5%22N+32%C2%B034’48.4%22E/@30.0176446,32.5779213,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d30.01764!4d32.58011


58 posted on 03/29/2021 4:51:56 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: SunkenCiv

The vessel was floated at 4:30 this morning Egypt time

https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/604924/World/Mena/Stranded-Suez-Canal-ship-refloated-marine-services-firm-says


59 posted on 03/29/2021 4:54:25 AM PDT by bert ( (KE. NP. N.C. +12) History: Pelosi was pitiful vindictive California crone)
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To: bert

https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/3945988/posts?page=52#52


60 posted on 03/29/2021 4:56:36 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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