BRKG Suez Canal blocked by mega barge - UPDATE, post 356 - ship seized by Egypt

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www.evergreen-shipping.us
Adopted in May 2007, Evergreen Line is the common trading name for the Evergreen Group's container shipping companies that comprise Evergreen Marine Corp. (Taiwan) Ltd., Italia Marittima S.p.A., Evergreen Marine (UK) Ltd., Evergreen Marine (Hong Kong) Ltd. and Evergreen Marine (Singapore) Pte Ltd. Together, the five shipping companies operate a modern fleet of container ships with a combined ...
 

Walrus

Veteran Member
That ship is going to have to be deballasted one way or another as tugs are most likely not going to be able to unground it.
So the process largely depends on her pumping systems and the amount of deballasting she can accomplish under that load. Chances are that there's not much, would be my guess.

As remote as it appears to be, not much likelihood of cranes being able to reach the containers (although some could be). Now you're talking heavy-lift helicopters or - if there's a heavy-lift vessel nearby (such as up in Cyprus where there's some big offshore installations), they could bring that in.

In any case, you're looking at maybe a week's worth of work before it can be straightened back into the channel if the tugs can't float it free. And you almost have to assume there's been propeller damage done, so she won't likely be under full power. Lloyd's of London no doubt already have people in place to assess their losses. Could be a big drydock bill coming up, might be that they just write off the asset.

And after that, there'll no doubt have to be a seismic survey run to check for channel damage that this beastie could've easily done.
 

night driver

ESFP adrift in INTJ sea
Summary


Where is the ship?
Container Ship EVER GIVEN is currently located at CCHINA - East China Sea at position 30° 1' 3.396" N, 32° 34' 48.684" E as reported by MarineTraffic Terrestrial Automatic Identification System on 2021-03-23 14:19 UTC (7 hours, 8 minutes ago)
The wind in this area at that time blows from North direction at force 0 Beaufort.

Where is this vessel going to?

The vessel is currently at port SUEZ CANAL, EG and her next destination is ROTTERDAM, NL

What kind of ship is this?
EVER GIVEN (IMO: 9811000) is a Container Ship that was built in 2018 (3 years ago) and is sailing under the flag of Panama.
It’s carrying capacity is 20000 TEU and her current draught is reported to be 15.7 meters. Her length overall (LOA) is 399.94 meters and her width is 59 meters.
Vessel Information



IMO: 9811000
Name: EVER GIVEN
Vessel Type - Generic: Cargo - Hazard A (Major)
Vessel Type - Detailed: Container Ship
Status: Active
MMSI: 353136000
Call Sign: H3RC
Flag: Panama [PA]
Gross Tonnage: 219079
Summer DWT: 199692 t
Length Overall x Breadth Extreme: 399.94 x 59 m
Year Built: 2018
Home Port: PANAMA


HOW the HELL do you let something THIS BIG get sideways. Winds are NOT a consideration (current winds are NORTH at XERO Beaufort.

Here's hoping this is a ****-up and not purposeful.
 

Walrus

Veteran Member
With all that, was this an accident due to sloppy maneuvering or a loss of control to steering systems? If it were a loss of control to directional propellers or rudders, was it maintenance-related, purely accidental or sabotage?

Who benefits from this, is the interesting thing.
 

vestige

Deceased
With all that, was this an accident due to sloppy maneuvering or a loss of control to steering systems? If it were a loss of control to directional propellers or rudders, was it maintenance-related, purely accidental or sabotage?

Who benefits from this, is the interesting thing.
It would be interesting if the Panama canal concurrently had a "problem" of some kind.
 

dawgofwar10

Veteran Member
I still have to call this intentional IMHO, Pilots who have been up and down that Canal 100's if not 1,000's of times and who know ever inch of it, I just find it odd. I agree there could be a drunk pilot, but they usually check you out before you board the ship to make the transit.
 

Walrus

Veteran Member
I had to look up TEU as I was unfamiliar with that term. Turns out it means "Twenty-foot Equivalent unit" or, the equivalent loading of 20,000 twenty-foot containers.

That's a hell of a load when those containers are full! Wow...
 

Daytonabill0001

Wheat or Tare, which are you?
It's China's fault...

On a more serious note, it wouldn't surprise me after letting Covid out of the bag on purpose, if this was to keep US Navy from steaming into the Med or from the Med to the Persian sea. AFter all, the Navy lost two Russian Subs not more than a few weeks ago... Could be coordinated?
 

Walrus

Veteran Member
It would be interesting if the Panama canal concurrently had a "problem" of some kind.
True, but don't the Chinese pretty well run the Panama Canal nowadays? I hadn't thought of this, but they could be managing the Suez Canal nowadays too, for all I know. They're pretty well infiltrated into every country in Africa.

This could be entirely accidental or completely planned according to some geopolitical chicanery. There's a world of distance between those two but not much in between, in terms of root cause. The above comment about channel pilots knowing what's going on is extremely valid, as well.

I'm wondering if this isn't more related to the condition of the Canal itself due to lack of maintenance and its heavy usage. All that weight being moved via propellers isn't the most stabilizing condition for a channel.
 

night driver

ESFP adrift in INTJ sea
According to Marine Traffic: GlobalShip Tracking, she has a cluster of at LEAST 3 tugs around her.

Let's keep an eye on the Persian Gulf AND the Straits of Malaca, shall we??
 

Seeker22

Has No Life - Lives on TB
If that area has been under severe drought, it would lower the water level in the Canal. That creates its own set of problems.

A strategically placed tac nuke or two would insure that boat never moved another inch. Now, who has it in for China enough that they would do such a thing?
 

Macgyver

Has No Life - Lives on TB
Takes a lot of power to unstick a ship.
Had a fried that worked the tugs in nyc.
Years ago they were trying to get the intrepid out of the slip to take it to the dry dock.
The company hired could not get it out of the mud.
They put out a call for more help.
All of in they had something like 20 tugs boats hooked up to it. Probably somewhere in the 80,000 hp combined power range
It finally came out.
 

Kathy in FL

Administrator
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It would be interesting if the Panama canal concurrently had a "problem" of some kind.

I have been through the PC. It isn’t as wide as the Suez. It is also a different mechanism for going through the canal. Ships are chained on both sides and pull through with these little train looking deals. It’s fascinating. I’ve always wanted to go through the Suez as well, it is on my bucket list, however the way the world is turning I think that may be unlikely. And note it is not as difficult to screw up with those big barges as you would think.

I don’t know how many of you remember the back in I think it was 78 maybe 79 that a barge hit the skyway bridge here and Tampa Bay and it killed a lot of people.
 

Walrus

Veteran Member
I rode a drillship through the Panama Canal in 1975. Fascinating trip - took a lot of pictures on the way through. The mules (little locomotives) that were hooked to the ship were pretty cool, and it was cool watching the hawser handling teams who'd come aboard. I was impressed with how quickly the locks would fill up (and drain back down on the outbound side) without any pumps whatsoever.

We had to remove the top of the derrick to get under the bridge on the west side, and even then had to wait until there was a low enough tide.
 
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