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Mar 24, 2021 • 11 tweets • 8 min read
The biggest story the news seems to be trivializing is the #SuezCanal being blocked by one of the largest container ships in the world Evergreen shipping’s #EverGiven carrying 20,000+ shipping containers from China to the Netherlands.
Golden class ultra large container ship. 1/
During transit north through the #SuezCanal in Egypt as part of a 20 ship convoy, Ever Given lost power and steering during a wind/sand storm and was blown into the eastern bank of the canal by the bow, with momentum grounding the stern on the west side as well. 2/