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03-27-2021, 1:01pm | #1 | ||||||
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Is the Ship Still Stuck?
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Looks like Facebook shoppers won't know they've been ripped off by buying Chinese shit for a few more weeks.
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How that coukd happen is beyond me and still be stuck a week later.. US was going to send help to free it I believe. Talking about it having a huge impact on the world's economy.
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Once the initial try at pulling it out with tugs failed, they should have been working as fast as possible to offload the container cargo. Do that, then pump out the ballast water, and, if necessary, pump out most of the fuel oil, THEN tug it out.
I'm reminded of the last days of the US in S. Vietnam, when sailors were pushing perfectly good Hueys over the side, into the water to make room for more refugees. Start pushing containers off into the water. They'll float long enough to either beach on the sides of the canal, or to be retrieved. So what if the cargo is ruined? Look at the big picture. |
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get Cooter and his Dually. offer a case a beer, done by sunset.
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Just wonder how in the hell did it get stuck in the first place. Wonder if it was done deliberately
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There were two Egyptian pilots on board at the time Ships are required to have a local pilot in order to transit the canal. Wonder if there were conflicting directions given or some other miscommunications
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Are you saying there's no way to safely offload any of the cargo to make the ship lighter, and thus, more buoyant, while it's securely stuck in the side of the canal? What's your solution to this? Digging out the side of the canal and using tugs doesn't seem to be working. |
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They need to dig it out and wait for a huge tide. I would think they could defuel, but messing with ballast with a load that tall would be crazy, unless they had way too much ballast to begin with. |
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I'll leave it to engineers and maritime experts to figure out the mechanics of offloading the containers. Explain why my plan is flawed. |
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