Suez blocked.

[TLouth7]

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.

Seems like the Egyptians got a brand new tug out of this little escapade!

 

[westernman]

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.

If your crew were keeping look-out they might have seen it.

 

[Bajansailor]

If your crew were keeping look-out they might have seen it.

I presume that this comment was very much 'tongue in cheek'?
Because we can be assured that Kukri would never allow any slackness in any of the ships that he manages.

 

[Concerto]

Panama Maritime Authority, acting as the authority of Ever Given’s flag state, has submitted its accident report to the International Maritime Organization, finally shedding light on the cause of what is arguably the most famous grounding in the modern shipping industry. It highlights the pilots role in the grounding. Reading pages 66 to 68 of the report makes some sensible recommendations that should prevent some future accidents.

Ever Given Report Highlights Suez Canal Pilots' Role in Grounding

https://gcaptain.com/wp-content/upl...stigation-Report-Ever-Given-23-March-2021.pdf

 

[dunedin]

Panama Maritime Authority, acting as the authority of Ever Given’s flag state, has submitted its accident report to the International Maritime Organization, finally shedding light on the cause of what is arguably the most famous grounding in the modern shipping industry. It highlights the pilots role in the grounding. Reading pages 66 to 68 of the report makes some sensible recommendations that should prevent some future accidents.

Ever Given Report Highlights Suez Canal Pilots' Role in Grounding

https://gcaptain.com/wp-content/upl...stigation-Report-Ever-Given-23-March-2021.pdf

Well, with one exception, Ever Given’s Master, crew and management company come out very well in that report.
By contrast, the Suez pilots would seem to have a lot of questions to answer.

The one exception on Ever Given being the Master not intervening earlier. But he seems to have been in an impossible situation with theoretical responsibility, but the pilots giving direct orders and speaking (ultimate arguing?) in Egyptian rather than maritime English. Very difficult to leap in and give different orders from the pilots in their canal when doing 12+ knots.

 

[Wansworth]

Pitch black night on the Sheldte outward bound the pilot seemed more interested in telling me about his summer holidays in Spain than piloting…..

 

[wonkywinch]

Similar happened in Worcester a few years back blocking the supply of meat pies to the town.

 

[chrishscorp]

Similar happened in Worcester a few years back blocking the supply of meat pies to the town.

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Did they get a man and a digger in ?