Now this will be interesting - a bit of a blockage

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From Mike Schuler at gCaptain:

Grounded ‘Mega Ship’ Blocking Suez Canal in Both Directions
An ultra-large containership is aground and blocking ship traffic in the Suez Canal.

AIS data shows the MV Ever Given is stuck sideways towards the south end of the canal near Said, Egypt, preventing ships from passing in either direction. Several tugs have been on scene for several hours working to dislodge the ship.

Shipping agent GAC reports that the grounding occurred at 7:40 a.m. local time on Tuesday (March 23) at kilometer 151 after the vessel suffered a black out while transiting.

It seems the Ever Given had just begun its transit of the waterway as part of a northbound convoy when the incident occurred.

Here is a photo from someone on the ship next in line.  The Ever Given is really wedged in there.

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I hate to think of the dollars being lost each minute or the fines to be levied against Evergreen.

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