BREAKING—The giant ship blocking the Suez Canal has been freed by salvage crews. Yet unclear how soon the Suez Canal will be open for traffic. #EVERGIVEN
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2) “Salvage teams freed the Ever Given in the Suez Canal, according to maritime services provider Inchcape, almost a week after the giant vessel ran aground in one of the world’s most important trade paths.”
3) “While the ship is floating again, it wasn’t immediately clear how soon the waterway would be open to traffic, or how long it will take to clear the logjam of more than 450 ships stuck, waiting and en route to the Suez that have identified it as their next destination.
4) “The backlog is one more strain for global supply chains already stretched by the pandemic as the canal is a conduit for about 12% of global trade. Some ships have already opted for the long and expensive trip around the southern tip of Africa instead of Suez.
5) The breakthrough in the rescue attempt came after diggers removed 27,000 cubic meters of sand, going deep into the banks of the canal.
6) Wind gust possible original culprit.
The Ever Given experienced strong winds and gusts in excess of 35 to 40 miles an hour around the time of its grounding in the Suez Canal according to an analysis from weather technology company ClimaCell
The Ever Given experienced strong winds and gusts in excess of 35 to 40 miles an hour around the time of its grounding in the Suez Canal according to an analysis from weather technology company ClimaCell
7) here was what they did to clear it all weekend...
8) One blockade torn down... another blockade to go
9) Check the live status of the #EVERGIVEN ship’s orientation and location yourself if you don’t believe Bloomberg news. vesselfinder.com/?imo=9811000
10) How it started... how it’s going.
11) BBC news finally catching up... bbc.co.uk/news/world-mid…
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