Suez canal blocked by a massive ship

I guess it won't be too hard to unjam it, but imagine how the world would change if it does get stuck, everyone would now have to go around Africa, probably boosting a few African economies.

A bit like how a tiny bat (citation needed?) changed the course of the world for at least a year.

Re: Suez canal blocked by a massive ship

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Post by buildbot » Tue, Mar 23, 2021, 9:31 PM UTC

Sniffnoy wrote: post #4

Question: If the ship is called the "Ever Given", why does its side say "Evergreen" instead?

It’s the shipping line, all their ships are named ever-something iirc https://www.evergreen-line.com/ Based out of Taiwan

Re: Suez canal blocked by a massive ship

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Post by toomuchtodo » Tue, Mar 23, 2021, 9:31 PM UTC

shortlived wrote: post #5

Really interesting post! Thanks for sharing. How does something like this happen?

Loss of propulsion at the wrong time.

Re: Suez canal blocked by a massive ship

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Post by tilolebo » Tue, Mar 23, 2021, 9:32 PM UTC

Sniffnoy wrote: post #4

Question: If the ship is called the "Ever Given", why does its side say "Evergreen" instead?

Maybe the company behind it?