Thread: Might be an idea to fill up, world oil price up 2%, blockage in the Suez.

Originally Posted by V8Ian

I heard it was free but needed to be surveyed for structural damage.

Yes, it will need to be surveyed, but they will not do it right there. The plan is for it to be moved to the big lake further north where it can be anchored out of the canal.
I would not be surprised if they attach the biggest tow line known to man and run the biggest tug that they have in front of it while getting there.

Then they can start a "go fund me" collection to pay for some of the salvage costs!

Originally Posted by Tombie

Our tank farms are 54,000l each. There’s 4 of them.

They’re re-filled every 48 hours.

No wonder bread costs so much..

Originally Posted by V8Ian

Small fry Mike. We used to deliver 100,000l to some mines every day. Never did get the joint full.

Yep. The big girls love a drink.

Freeing the Ever Given, from the N.Y. Times, with a short video.


Suez Canal Ship Is Free - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Another fascinating chapter in the history of the Suez Canal. I forgot about the 14 ships who were ordered to drop anchor and wait during the war between Egypt and Israel. 3 months later.......


From the Marine Traffic Blog;

Another fascinating chapter in the Suez Canal story - MarineTraffic Blog

Originally Posted by Tombie

Reasonably decent consumption. What’s he operating?

Our tank farms are 54,000l each. There’s 4 of them.

They’re re-filled every 48 hours.

It’s at a large construction site - 5 tower cranes, I think 15 generators (of decent size, not small tradies units) last time I checked, umteen light towers and all the other equipment on site plus subcontractors diesel too as there’s no other fuel within easy access. Lasts around 2 to 3 weeks between fills. System has swipe cards so the Principal can bill the subbies each month accurately.

Suez Canal backlog finally cleared


Last backed-up vessels exit waterway five days after stuck container ship was dislodged

Suez Canal backlog finally cleared (bangkokpost.com)

AIRO: All ships stranded by the grounding of a giant container ship in the Suez Canal in March have now passed through the canal, ending the backlog that built up during the blockage, officials said on Saturday.

The last 61 ships, out of 422 that were queuing when the MV Ever Given was dislodged on Monday, passed through the vital trade artery on Saturday, the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said.

Compensation claim could surpass one $US1 billion

Last of 400 stranded ships pass through Suez Canal as compensation case looms - ABC News

The Egyptian government said the Ever Given would not be released until compensation was paid by the vessel's owner.

According to Mr Rabie, the loss could surpass $US1 billion ($1.3 billion).


The Ever Given's technical managers, Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement, said on Monday that its initial investigations suggested a strong wind had veered the ship off course.

However, in an interview with the privately-owned Sada el-Balad TV on Wednesday, Mr Rabie said he believed the impact of the wind was not the main reason for the incident, and that "technical or human errors" may have been to blame.