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Suez Canal says traffic in channel resumes after stranded ship refloated

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Re: Suez Canal says traffic in channel resumes after stranded ship refloated

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Post by navbaker »

rjzzleep wrote: post #10
belinder wrote: post #5

Was 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 r…

If it turns out to be human error related, how much liability falls on the actual ship's captain versus the required canal pilot?

Re: Suez Canal says traffic in channel resumes after stranded ship refloated

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Post by gorkish »

GreeningRun wrote: post #7
0xcafecafe wrote: post #2

I 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

Unfortunately at 02:53:44 GMT a web request which, due to high botnet activity and a packet storm, experienced poor routing conditions and unfortunately became wedged in one of the major transatlantic fiber optic cables. Network operators are working to free the stuck request. It is estimated that 50 billion requests per minute are queueing in the cable which will soon become filled if the situation is not resolved quickly. Experts fear the effects to international browsing, and some requests have already begun to take "the long way around."

Re: Suez Canal says traffic in channel resumes after stranded ship refloated

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Post by pfarrell »

gorkish wrote: post #13
GreeningRun wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is OK for me but maybe the web server is submerged under the load

Unfortunately at 02:53:44 GMT a web request which, due to high botnet activity and a packet storm, experienced poor routing conditions and unfortunately became wedged in one of the major transatlantic fiber optic cables. Network operators are working to free the stuck request. It is estimated that 50 billion requests per minute are queueing in the cable which will soon become filled if the situation is not resolved q…

I know we typically don’t upvote humor here, but that was really good.

Re: Suez Canal says traffic in channel resumes after stranded ship refloated

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Post by toxik »

navbaker wrote: post #11
rjzzleep wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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 r…

If it turns out to be human error related, how much liability falls on the actual ship's captain versus the required canal pilot?

Google “Costa Concordia” for a simulation of that scenario.
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