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File footage shows Evergreen ship on Suez Canal
Technical or human error could have contributed to the MV Ever Given mega-ship becoming stuck in the Suez Canal, authorities have said.
At a Suez Canal Authority press conference, rescuers working towards dislodging the ship admitted that a “technical fault” or human error are possibilities, but maintained high winds and sandstorms are the most likely major contributing factors. An investigation will be conducted, they added.
Osama Rabie, chairman of the Suez Canal Authority, defended his team to press, saying that they face a “difficult operation” for numerous reasons – including variant tide conditions and hard ground beneath the boat. He added that he cannot say when the mega-ship will become unstuck.
Rescuers have had “some positive results” they said at the press conference in Suez, Egypt. The ship was “a bit responsive” to tugboats, which have been trying to dislodge the ship.
Heavy tugboats have resumed trying to move the Ever Given as of this afternoon. Other options, such as using using a crane to remove some of the ship’s cargo, are also being considered.
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Boat blocking Florida freeway inspires Suez Canal memes
As if one boat blocking a transport thoroughfare wasn’t enough, a 38-foot-long boat landed in the middle of a Florida interstate this week.
The pink-and-white vessel accidentally became detached from from the pick-up truck hauling it along Interstate 10, near Crestview.
The boat blocked traffic on the freeway for hours before it was removed by Florida Highway Patrol.
The incident has sparked comparisons to the Suez Canal crisis and inspired lots of memes.
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Joanna Taylor27 March 2021 16:05
IKEA affected by Suez blockage
IKEA have said that the Suez Canal blockage could “create constraints on our supply chain”, CNN have reported.
The Swedish furniture company reportedly have over 100 containers stuck on cargo ships queuing behind the Ever Given on the waterway.
Joanna Taylor27 March 2021 15:37
Syria suffering fuel shortages as a result of blockage
Syria’s Oil Minister has said it has had to ration the distribution of fuel as a result of the Suez Canal blockage.
Before this incident, sanctions from Western countries already limited the fuel supply in the war-torn country, but the shipment of oil has further reduced as a result of the well-wedged Ever Given ship.
Bethany Dawson27 March 2021 15:01
Efforts to free boat have resumed
Attempts to refloat the Ever Given shipping container resumed at roughly 14:30 local time – 12:30 pm GMT – taking advantage of the high tide.
If this attempt is not successful, another push will be made on Sunday morning.
Bethany Dawson27 March 2021 14:34
Global shipping: The world’s most opaque industry
One of the first questions to be asked when the 1300ft long ship got stuck in the Suez Canal was “who owns this vessel?”.
A surprisingly complicated answer ensued, with the Ever Given being registered in Panama, operated by a Taiwanese shipping company, with the “technical manager” located in Hamburg, and the actual owner of the ship being a Japanese company.
Bethany Dawson27 March 2021 14:16
Authorities unable to give timeframe for moving boat
The Suez Canal Authority has said they are currently unable to offer a timeframe for when the Ever Given ship may be unstuck.
Previous estimates have stated that it could take weeks for the vessel to be moved.
Bethany Dawson27 March 2021 14:09
Rescuers say ship could have become stuck due to ‘technical fault’
A Suez Canal Authority rescue team has said that a “technical fault” or human error could have contributed to the Ever Given becoming stuck.
The Authority has stressed that they do not yet know exactly why the ship got stuck, but have said that strong winds and storms are among the most likely reasons.
Joanna Taylor27 March 2021 13:50
Ever Given was ‘not too big’ for Suez Canal, rescuers say
Rescue teams have dismissed the suggestion that the Ever Given was too big to travel on the Suez Canal.
They said that the vessel in front of it was bigger, carrying 2,040 tonnes of cargo.
The Suez Canal is “quite capable to accommodate even bigger vessels than this one,” they said.
They added that they anticipate an investigation into the reasons why the Ever Given got stuck.
Joanna Taylor27 March 2021 13:47
Rescue team reports ‘some positive results’ from tugboat efforts
Rescuers appearing at a Suez Canal Authority press conference say that efforts to unstick the ship were “quite successful” yesterday.
They added that they had “some positive results” and that the megaship was “a bit responsive” to tugboat efforts.
They added that they can’t say when the Ever Given will become dislodged, but that they are ready with “several scenarios”.
We will stick with the current plan, unless it’s not successful, they added.
Joanna Taylor27 March 2021 13:45
Chairman thanks US, China and others for offers to help
Osama Rabie says a “large number of tugboats have been deployed” as part of rescue efforts with different capacities.
A Dutch firm is currently helping the Suez Canal Authority with rescue efforts. Mr Rabea thanked the United States, China, the United Arab Emirates and others for their offers to help.
Joanna Taylor27 March 2021 13:37
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