Post by barb43 on Mar 29, 2021 18:00:23 GMT
Giant Container Ship the Blocked Suez Canal Set Free
www.military.com/daily-news/2021/03/29/giant-container-ship-blocked-suez-canal-set-free.html
You're probably all familiar with that old saying, "A rising tides floats all boats" - ? Well, in the case of the Ever Given, that trapped cargo ship in the Suez Canal, it's at least true in part.
It remained unclear when traffic through the canal would return to normal. At least 367 vessels, carrying everything from crude oil to cattle, have piled up on either end of the canal, waiting to pass.
The cited article contains more information about how the salvage operation occurred, and the plans for both the Ever Given and other shipping operations that have been stalled since last Tuesday.
www.military.com/daily-news/2021/03/29/giant-container-ship-blocked-suez-canal-set-free.html
You're probably all familiar with that old saying, "A rising tides floats all boats" - ? Well, in the case of the Ever Given, that trapped cargo ship in the Suez Canal, it's at least true in part.
Helped by the peak of high tide, a flotilla of tugboats managed to wrench the bulbous bow of the skyscraper-sized Ever Given from the canal’s sandy bank, where it had been firmly lodged since last Tuesday.
Video released by the Suez Canal Authority showed the Ever Given being escorted by the tugboats that helped free it, each sounding off their horns in jubilation after nearly a week of chaos.
“We pulled it off!” said Peter Berdowski, CEO of Boskalis, the salvage firm hired to extract the Ever Given, in a statement. “I am excited to announce that our team of experts, working in close collaboration with the Suez Canal Authority, successfully refloated the Ever Given … thereby making free passage through the Suez Canal possible again."
Video released by the Suez Canal Authority showed the Ever Given being escorted by the tugboats that helped free it, each sounding off their horns in jubilation after nearly a week of chaos.
“We pulled it off!” said Peter Berdowski, CEO of Boskalis, the salvage firm hired to extract the Ever Given, in a statement. “I am excited to announce that our team of experts, working in close collaboration with the Suez Canal Authority, successfully refloated the Ever Given … thereby making free passage through the Suez Canal possible again."
It remained unclear when traffic through the canal would return to normal. At least 367 vessels, carrying everything from crude oil to cattle, have piled up on either end of the canal, waiting to pass.
The cited article contains more information about how the salvage operation occurred, and the plans for both the Ever Given and other shipping operations that have been stalled since last Tuesday.