#4561186 - 03/24/21 04:37 PM
Re: Massive cargo ship becomes wedged, blocks Egypt’s Suez Canal
[Re: PanzerMeyer]
|
Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 17,301
Nixer
Scaliwag and Survivor
|
Scaliwag and Survivor
Veteran
Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 17,301
Living with the Trees
|
I recall the ancient Greeks and Romans having this problem all the time with their merchant ships being stuck as well in the Suez Canal.
Especially their aircraft carriers.
Censored
Look for me on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or Tic Toc...or anywhere you may frequent, besides SimHq, on the Global Scam Net. Aka, the internet. I am not there, never have been or ever will be, but the fruitless search may be more gratifying then the "content" you might otherwise be exposed to.
"There's a sucker born every minute." Phineas Taylor Barnum
|
|
#4561196 - 03/24/21 06:08 PM
Re: Massive cargo ship becomes wedged, blocks Egypt’s Suez Canal
[Re: NoFlyBoy]
|
Joined: Apr 2001
Posts: 121,384
PanzerMeyer
Pro-Consul of Florida
|
Pro-Consul of Florida
King Crimson - SimHQ's Top Poster
Joined: Apr 2001
Posts: 121,384
Miami, FL USA
|
The canal was different than. Less wide and less deep and they didn't have sonar.
True. There was no sonar but the Romans and Greeks could still use towed underwater arrays made of aluminum to reflect any sound waves that were close to the ship.
“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”
|
|
#4561197 - 03/24/21 06:15 PM
Re: Massive cargo ship becomes wedged, blocks Egypt’s Suez Canal
[Re: NoFlyBoy]
|
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 4,585
coasty
Senior Member
|
Senior Member
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 4,585
Asheville, NC, USA
|
We locked through the Soo locks with several other ships. Our 180 foot buoy tender was the little ship.
Have you seen the Arrow? WWW
|
|
#4561199 - 03/24/21 06:28 PM
Re: Massive cargo ship becomes wedged, blocks Egypt’s Suez Canal
[Re: NoFlyBoy]
|
Joined: Nov 2019
Posts: 6,529
NoFlyBoy
Hotshot
|
Hotshot
Joined: Nov 2019
Posts: 6,529
|
|
|
#4561299 - 03/25/21 05:02 PM
Re: Massive cargo ship becomes wedged, blocks Egypt’s Suez Canal
[Re: NoFlyBoy]
|
Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 17,301
Nixer
Scaliwag and Survivor
|
Scaliwag and Survivor
Veteran
Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 17,301
Living with the Trees
|
So...I guess the Suez Canal has a... Wedgie!
Censored
Look for me on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or Tic Toc...or anywhere you may frequent, besides SimHq, on the Global Scam Net. Aka, the internet. I am not there, never have been or ever will be, but the fruitless search may be more gratifying then the "content" you might otherwise be exposed to.
"There's a sucker born every minute." Phineas Taylor Barnum
|
|
#4561301 - 03/25/21 05:06 PM
Re: Massive cargo ship becomes wedged, blocks Egypt’s Suez Canal
[Re: NoFlyBoy]
|
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 12,105
Chucky
Veteran
|
Veteran
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 12,105
UK
|
It's still stuck and it may take weeks. Remove the containers on it and make it lighter. Or tie ropes to the end of it and connect the other ends to tug boats and pull backward. I would send them an e-mail stating that just in case they didn't think of it.
EV's are the Devils matchbox.
|
|
#4561328 - 03/25/21 07:53 PM
Re: Massive cargo ship becomes wedged, blocks Egypt’s Suez Canal
[Re: NoFlyBoy]
|
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 2,289
Herman
Member
|
Member
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 2,289
|
The way around Africa is expensive and can take 41 days. But how much is the cost of all those ships waiting for weeks in the traffic jam and not delivering their cargo? I'm certain that all shipping companies have already taken the longer distance and delay into account and made a business decision. They aren't dummies. Those that can re-route economically will already have done so.
|
|
#4561333 - 03/25/21 08:27 PM
Re: Massive cargo ship becomes wedged, blocks Egypt’s Suez Canal
[Re: Chucky]
|
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 2,603
malibu43
Senior Member
|
Senior Member
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 2,603
SoCal
|
It's still stuck and it may take weeks. Remove the containers on it and make it lighter. Or tie ropes to the end of it and connect the other ends to tug boats and pull backward. I would send them an e-mail stating that just in case they didn't think of it.
Sager NP8671 17.3" Notebook, i74720HQ (3.6GHz), GTX 970M (3.0GB), 8GB DDR3 RAM, 1TB 7200RPM HD, TrackIR 4, CH HOTAS and rudder pedals
|
|
#4561337 - 03/25/21 09:23 PM
Re: Massive cargo ship becomes wedged, blocks Egypt’s Suez Canal
[Re: Herman]
|
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 2,283
FlyingToaster
Member
|
Member
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 2,283
Scotland
|
The way around Africa is expensive and can take 41 days. But how much is the cost of all those ships waiting for weeks in the traffic jam and not delivering their cargo? I'm certain that all shipping companies have already taken the longer distance and delay into account and made a business decision. They aren't dummies. Those that can re-route economically will already have done so. It's really a gamble for them. How long will the ship be stuck? is the massive big question that nobody has a good answer to.
|
|
#4561341 - 03/25/21 10:27 PM
Re: Massive cargo ship becomes wedged, blocks Egypt’s Suez Canal
[Re: Chucky]
|
Joined: Nov 2019
Posts: 6,529
NoFlyBoy
Hotshot
|
Hotshot
Joined: Nov 2019
Posts: 6,529
|
It's still stuck and it may take weeks. Remove the containers on it and make it lighter. Or tie ropes to the end of it and connect the other ends to tug boats and pull backward. I would send them an e-mail stating that just in case they didn't think of it. Excellent! You a good man to help them.
|
|
#4561343 - 03/25/21 11:08 PM
Re: Massive cargo ship becomes wedged, blocks Egypt’s Suez Canal
[Re: NoFlyBoy]
|
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 2,603
malibu43
Senior Member
|
Senior Member
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 2,603
SoCal
|
It's still stuck and it may take weeks. Remove the containers on it and make it lighter. Or tie ropes to the end of it and connect the other ends to tug boats and pull backward. I would send them an e-mail stating that just in case they didn't think of it. Excellent! You a good man to help them.
Sager NP8671 17.3" Notebook, i74720HQ (3.6GHz), GTX 970M (3.0GB), 8GB DDR3 RAM, 1TB 7200RPM HD, TrackIR 4, CH HOTAS and rudder pedals
|
|
|
|