Aerial video footage of the 369 vessels waiting to transit the Suez Canal

[IcyPeas]

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Aerial video footage of the 369 vessels waiting to transit the Suez Canal including dozens of container ships, bulk carriers, oil tankers and liquefied natural gas (LNG) or liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) vessels.

Link to tweet

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[soothsayer]

1. They look like seagulls

[Throck]

2. Why don't they just pump some fuel oil out of the ship until it floats higher?

Then when it's out of the canal, refuel it.

Alternately get some lines from shore to some big ass bulldozers and straighten it out?

[Hugh_Lebowski]

11. There's probably people working on this that know a bit more than any of us on DU about what

practical possibilities there are to solve the issue.

Just sayin

[Ferrets are Cool]

15. +1

[crickets]

12. Removing anything other than deck cargo

is going to make the vessel top heavy and more likely to capsize. They have to be careful when pushing or pulling it, because strain on the hull from forces it wasn't built to withstand raise the risk of hull fracture.

That ship is too large. It shouldn't have been allowed to go through anyway, certainly not with the winds that day. Anything that large is just one big sail.

[NightWatcher]

20. it's probably already pumped out all of the ballast that it can and is "riding high"

They lose so much maneuverability when they pump out (so that they can navigate areas more shallow that Pan-amax depth of 56-58).

A cargo ship fell over in St Simons Island last year for trying to make a quick turn with not enough ass in the water.

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They had to cut it up in sections to remove it from the shallow sand bar it landed on at the tow line of the channel.



I watched them build the rig to do it.

[Evergreen Emerald]

3. They could unload it.

Until it is light enough to move easier.

[Hugh_Lebowski]

13. With what? (nt)

[IcyPeas]

22. Best user name for this thread.

[hatrack]

4. Is this the farce that blocked a thousand ships?

And burned the topless towers of Goldman Sachs?

[Stallion]

5. Looks Just Like When Port of Houston Closed Down During Hurricane Harvey

I was on a cruise ship anchored and waiting about 60 miles off the Texas coast and they decided to send us to Miami (before returning to Galveston) for a free extended 5 day cruise. SWEET! I only spent $28 in those extra 5 days because everything was either free or 1/2 price

Tankers were lined up across the entire sea as far as you could see

[Xavier Breath]

6. Very thoughtful of all those ships

to remain socially distanced like that

[Brother Buzz]

7. Would we be arrested if we distributed cold water to the crews?

Asking for a friend

[Buns_of_Fire]

8. Think it's fun now? Wait until the blockage is cleared and 369+

ships all start making a beeline for the entrance to the canal at the same time!

I would hope they have some way of sequencing them to avoid a massive traffic jam, but I'm not going to bet large amounts of money on it.

[KentuckyWoman]

17. There is a communication system. They are told when to enter.

[Buns_of_Fire]

19. That's good. I imagine some nerves are getting pretty frayed right about now. nt

[KentuckyWoman]

21. Waits of days or sometimes a week is common. This is exceptional. Obviously.

The trip around Africa is dangerous and costly. It's better to sit and wait and call in supplies if needed.

[A HERETIC I AM]

29. All vessels are required to have a Canal Pilot onboard

http://www.atlanticnavi.com/sctrafic.htm

[CrispyQ]

9. What about the blockage on the other side? -nt

[Hermit-The-Prog]

23. New! Industrial strength Ex-Lax!

[Beartracks]

10. Why are some of them doubled or tripled up side-by-side?

[Hugh_Lebowski]

16. Probably all the same company-owned, travelling as a team-like thing, like a convoy

Maybe have gangways between them?

That's my guess.

[The Jungle 1]

14. Looks like the Surekill expressway in Philadelphia.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

18. Looks like a water bound parking lot

[USALiberal]

24. Tweet deleted!! Nt

[IcyPeas]

25. Oh wow. I wonder why it was deleted.

[USALiberal]

26. Bad press or maybe fake photo? Nt

[IcyPeas]

27. Found same footage elsewhere. Looks real, doesn't it?

Link to tweet

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[USALiberal]

28. Cool! Thanks for this link! Nt