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Nevilledog

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Wed Mar 24, 2021, 11:45 AM Mar 2021

Controversial track of the container ship Ever Given that blocked the Suez Canal



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Matthew Champion
@matthewchampion
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Mar 24, 2021
just to reiterate: about 10 percent of world trade has been at a standstill for 2 days because a cargo ship drew a giant dick in the Red Sea then wedged itself sideways in the Suez Canal

https://vice.com/en/article/pkdjzb/cargo-ship-suez-canal-dick-pic-ever-given
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Matthew Champion
@matthewchampion
now in video form, via @VesselFinder

Controversial track of the container ship Ever Given that blocked...
This video shows that the obvious is not always true.On the occasion of the disputed incident of the ultra-large container ship Ever Given blocking the Suez ...
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6:14 AM · Mar 24, 2021




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Controversial track of the container ship Ever Given that blocked the Suez Canal (Original Post) Nevilledog Mar 2021 OP
Yeah... SledDriver Mar 2021 #1
I wonder if there was a problem with thrusters they thought they worked out before ... marble falls Mar 2021 #2
It's nonsense. The Ever Given was blown into the side of the canal by strong winds RainCaster Mar 2021 #3
This message was self-deleted by its author illegal smile Mar 2021 #4

RainCaster

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3. It's nonsense. The Ever Given was blown into the side of the canal by strong winds
Wed Mar 24, 2021, 12:30 PM
Mar 2021

These Ultra Class boats are HUGE on a whole different scale. They are stacked so high with containers that 30K winds become unmanageable.

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