Kukri
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Plenty of “not very busy” high horsepower anchor handling tugs and quite possibly an offshore crane or two in the Arabian Gulf. Might need a week...
Suez blocked.
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Plenty of “not very busy” high horsepower anchor handling tugs and quite possibly an offshore crane or two in the Arabian Gulf. Might need a week...
BurnitBlue
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Of course, one forgets there is a big world outside the Ionian and Mediterranean. Next question ... is the Suez canal pilot to blame or is the captain of the ship still responsible? In other words, who pays?
Kukri
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That’s easy!
Let me put it this way: a couple of years ago we got a big bill for damage to one of the SCA tugs caused by one of our ships. The crew couldn’t remember even seeing the tug. None the less we handed over the US$92k like lambs and put it down to it being our turn.
capnsensible
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Flippin heck. A week? Wont that cause a bit of chaos in your business?
BurnitBlue
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Wow. I thought those days of backsheesh were long gone with the Arab Spring. Thought it was only yachts that got picked on. Thanks for the answer. Fascinating events normally outside ybw subjects.
capnsensible
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Been looking on vessel finder ...gives a teensy idea of the scale of the problem. 7 tugs on evergreen already....
Kukri
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I think you will know the mariners’ expression “Marlboro Country” - it starts in the Black Sea and extends to Victoria Point (now Kawthaung) - the border post between Myanmar and Thailand.
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Kukri
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I think she will get off tonight.
Tradewinds
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Ha ha. That's what we carried when we transited the Suez (took 2 days) back in '98 on our yacht. We wrapped them in a certain way so the 'gift' looked much more imposing. Made sure we didn't hand them over until the pilots were leaving Rose. To be fair we had 2 really nice pilots, some other yachts at the time had a bit of a nightmare with theirs.
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Easticks28
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BBC News at one repoting that she has now been refloated.
RJJ
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And a happy ending
Bilgediver
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The camels have been mobilised and on the way along with an army of tug boats. Interesting times for all the other ships stopped north of the blockage. Wonder if they have giant sized clips and pins for mooring to the sand embankments.
BurnitBlue
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I like the famous Tommy Cooper tip. Hands an envelope to the taxi driver. "Have a drink on me" the envelope contained a single tea bag.
Bilgediver
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Concerto
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Gary Fox
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It will be taken out of his wages, 10 rupees per month.Might be going for Chiefy as it seems totally lost propulsion and electrics.
Kukri
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Ten rupees? She’s managed by Bernhard Schulte. They don’t throw money around like that!?
Thistle
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"partly refloated" so "just a little stuck", I presume.
Concerto
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That digger at the bow is doing wonderful work then.
The AIS shows plenty of tugs either alongside the Ever Given or nearby.
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Bilgediver
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Was stuck at both ends. Might be afloat thanks to the digger but might have to get the bow and stern out of the Wee Harbours they made in opposite banks