Suez Canal says traffic in channel resumes after stranded ship refloated
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#2I wonder why the previous link to track it is not working again. Would have been cool to see it navigating the canal:
Re: Suez Canal says traffic in channel resumes after stranded ship refloated
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#4I'm brushing up my Arabic so I can understand the interview with that excavator's operator.
Re: Suez Canal says traffic in channel resumes after stranded ship refloated
#5Was it reported how it got stuck in the first place?
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#6Was it reported how it got stuck in the first place?
The ship's operators blamed a sandstorm and high winds.
Re: Suez Canal says traffic in channel resumes after stranded ship refloated
#7I wonder why the previous link to track it is not working again. Would have been cool to see it navigating the canal: https://www.vesselfinder.com/?imo=9811000
Is OK for me but maybe the web server is submerged under the load
Re: Suez Canal says traffic in channel resumes after stranded ship refloated
#8Was it reported how it got stuck in the first place?
High winds + sandstorm reduced visibility.
Re: Suez Canal says traffic in channel resumes after stranded ship refloated
#9Was it reported how it got stuck in the first place?
This is a pretty good synopsis of the situation as of Sunday
Re: Suez Canal says traffic in channel resumes after stranded ship refloated
#10Was it reported how it got stuck in the first place?
They blamed a sandstorm, but the Taiwanese operator blamed the Japanese owner for it. And the Japanese operator agrees. Basically, we're not getting the real answer to this question. Also, the following:
> However, the chairman of Egypt's Suez Canal Authority said Saturday, without giving details, that weather conditions "were not the main reasons" for the grounding, and that "there may have been technical or human reasons," the BBC reported. An investigation is ongoing.