existentialist
Tired and unemotional
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Ship porn
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Gerry1time
Did a wee in Dirac's toilet
bmd
Island in the stream.
I did think that but I might have to dumb it down a bit for the BBC.
T & P
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It's fully dislodged now according to the Beeb (the ship, not existentialist 's morning turd)
Suez Canal reopens after giant stranded ship is freed
It took almost a week to dislodge a giant container ship blocking one the world's busiest trade routes.
www.bbc.co.uk
Indeliblelink
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It does indeed seem to be moving north up the Suez Canal on Vesselfinder now.
If it keeps to it's intended route without having to stop for repairs I should be able to see it (just) from my front garden in a few days.
If it keeps to it's intended route without having to stop for repairs I should be able to see it (just) from my front garden in a few days.
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farmerbarleymow
I'm Petee's spirit animal
I'm quite disappointed at this news.It's fully dislodged now according to the Beeb (the ship, not existentialist 's morning turd)
Suez Canal reopens after giant stranded ship is freed
It took almost a week to dislodge a giant container ship blocking one the world's busiest trade routes.www.bbc.co.uk
cupid_stunt
Where's the bloody sun?
Well, this post, from 10.30 last night, didn't age well.
farmerbarleymow
I'm Petee's spirit animal
There's still time for the stresses in the hull to make themselves known, and the ship to split in two.
cupid_stunt
Where's the bloody sun?
Video of her on the move.
Brainaddict
slight system overdrive
Knew it would come out if they just wiggled it about a bit.
T & P
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So no running under her own power yet... I guess they don't want to risk the vibration of the engines causing any damage endured to be become worse?
cupid_stunt
Where's the bloody sun?
They are towing her to 'Great Bitter Lake' for a full inspection before allowing her to continue her journey, using her own engines.
davesgcr
Reading books
Still a good number there - but some have been put back to traffic , particularly for South Wales workings. (I do not do detailed number chasing but WNXX will provide detail if you desire)
The engine cooling system may have been contaminated with sand or mud, depending on which cooling system the ship has. The engines will need to be checked out before the ship will be allowed to proceed.
existentialist
Tired and unemotional
I'd be really surprised if it's going to carry on without at least a divers' inspection. The last thing they want is to have it break up half way down the Channel
farmerbarleymow
I'm Petee's spirit animal
Always a chance it's been fatally wounded...I'd be really surprised if it's going to carry on without at least a divers' inspection. The last thing they want is to have it break up half way down the Channel
As long as the crew are safe, it might be a useful lesson to the shipping industry that ever-bigger ships are not such a good idea.
planetgeli
There's no future in England's dreaming
farmerbarleymow
I'm Petee's spirit animal
They'll get so big they'll collapse under their own gravity - and then we're fucked.
weltweit
Well-Known Member
I don't equate not being able to get hold of cheap Chinese tat as equal to being fucked reallyThey'll get so big they'll collapse under their own gravity - and then we're fucked.
farmerbarleymow
I'm Petee's spirit animal
I don't equate not being able to get hold of cheap Chinese tat as equal to being fucked really
Black hole - Wikipedia
weltweit
Well-Known Member
You might be able to arrive at a figure from this:
from Google
And that there are about 50 ships a day passing through the canal.
Alternatively this:
Suez Toll Calculator (wilhelmsen.com)
gentlegreen
I hummus, therefore I am ...
someone pasted it into the local park.
I don't think it's far off the mark. one lap of the ship is approx half a mile.
I don't think it's far off the mark. one lap of the ship is approx half a mile.
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TopCat
Putin fanboy
Approx half a million US.
bmd
Island in the stream.
That was what I was thinking. They don't want the spinny bit to cause the long bit to crackle up.
