compo 5,952 Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 Maybe someone with some maritime knowledge could tell me how the heck has this container ship block the canal I always thought there would be a pilot and even tugs at hand . 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 quite something. We don't half rely on that canal. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranger_syntax 3,715 Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 11 hours ago, compo said: Maybe someone with some maritime knowledge could tell me how the heck has this container ship block the canal I always thought there would be a pilot and even tugs at hand . I have no maritime knowledge but I think I read that there was a power cut on the boat. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rousseau 9,188 Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo79 13,349 Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 (edited) @Rousseau, you missed the bit where Liz goes up the stairs, ya useless git. ? Edited March 26, 2021 by Gonzo79 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranger_syntax 3,715 Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 https://istheshipstillstuck.com/ 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
compo 5,952 Posted March 26, 2021 Author Share Posted March 26, 2021 It's a job for Thunderbirds 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 5,195 Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 5 hours ago, ranger_syntax said: https://istheshipstillstuck.com/ Just had a work call and we insure some of the businesses that go through the Canal and will likely get hit with insurance claims for it - one of our senior management reached out to brokers and they reckon it may take a week to get the boat out of there 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranger_syntax 3,715 Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 (edited) I wonder how big the ships were when the canal was built. I would bet that the size of ships has increased massively while the width of the canal has changed very little. Edited March 27, 2021 by ranger_syntax 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 42 minutes ago, ranger_syntax said: I wonder how big the ships were when the canal was built. I would bet that the size of ships has increased massively while the width of the canal has changed very little. was widened 6 years ago to take ships of this size. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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