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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSo, the Suez Canal is blocked...
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John Scott-Railton
@jsrailton
·
Mar 23, 2021
So, the #SuezCanal is blocked...
Massive container ship EVER GIVEN stuck in the most awkward way possible.
Ongoing for hours. Every tug Egypt could spare appear to be trying to pull it free.
Vessel tracker: https://vesselfinder.com/?imo=9811000
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John Scott-Railton
@jsrailton
"Is there a traffic jam?" Answer 👇
N South
@nat_ahoy
After all day trying to refloat the mega container ship 'Ever Given', in the Suez Canal, there is a steady log jam of ships waiting in the Mediterranean & Red Sea and in the canal itself
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John Scott-Railton
@jsrailton
·
Mar 23, 2021
So, the #SuezCanal is blocked...
Massive container ship EVER GIVEN stuck in the most awkward way possible.
Ongoing for hours. Every tug Egypt could spare appear to be trying to pull it free.
Vessel tracker: https://vesselfinder.com/?imo=9811000
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John Scott-Railton
@jsrailton
"Is there a traffic jam?" Answer 👇
N South
@nat_ahoy
After all day trying to refloat the mega container ship 'Ever Given', in the Suez Canal, there is a steady log jam of ships waiting in the Mediterranean & Red Sea and in the canal itself
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So, the Suez Canal is blocked... (Original Post)
Nevilledog
Mar 2021
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elleng
(141,926 posts)1. The whole world is
waiting!!!
Blue Owl
(58,606 posts)2. Containershack

riversedge
(80,035 posts)3. update 19 minutes ago. still stuck. Picture
FelineOverlord
(3,851 posts)4. So, the Suez Canal is blocked...
elleng
(141,926 posts)5. KIND of a BIG f.....g deal.
Treefrog
(4,170 posts)6. This is fascinating to me. Of course I've seen nothing on major news outlets about it.
That poor captain.
MissB
(16,344 posts)7. Yeah wouldn't want to be them in this moment
Cannot imagine. Bad work day.
Treefrog
(4,170 posts)8. Remember the Concordia?
Somewhere that guy is watching lol.
machoneman
(4,128 posts)10. Prelude to an attack? Piracy? Nation-state ala' Iran?
FelineOverlord
(3,851 posts)11. So, the Suez Canal is blocked...
Nevilledog
(54,752 posts)12. ...
dalton99a
(92,843 posts)13. Kick



Klaralven
(7,510 posts)14. Satellite imagery shows mega container ship blocking Egypt's Suez Canal

