BC SUEZEVERGIVENEVERGREEN
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So, the #SuezCanal is blocked...

Massive container ship EVER GIVEN stuck in the most awkward way possible.

Ongoing for hours. Every tug Egypt could spare appear to be trying to pull it free.

Vessel tracker: https://t.co/MsTUgVgyTH

 "Is there a traffic jam?" Answer 👇https://t.co/vD2GYX2bAG
Latest update: the EVER GIVEN is... still ever-jammed across the #SuezCanal.

Also, a teeny excavator tried to help.

Thanks @rmcfadzean for surfacing the pic!
Source: https://t.co/MuUKctj4YP
How soon till one of the big Dutch salvage companies shows up for an ultra-premium re-floating?

Also: forget #iceroadtruckers, marine salvage YouTube is where it's at.
https://t.co/C2hzZWrGJQ
Update: still stuck.

How big is this #SuezCanal plug? Ultra big.

MV #EVERGIVEN
Size: 400m long / 59m wide
Gross tonnage: 219,079
Capacity: 20,388 TEUs (20ft container equivalents).

One of the largest container ships in operation.
Another update: #SuezCanal waiting areas & anchorages have filled right up (I added some arrows.. look for green dashes)

For the confused: MV EVER GIVEN's operator is Evergreen Marine (https://t.co/ROoStEAGmk) and Ever___ is a naming convention for some vessels.
The pic we have comes from insta user fallenhearts17, who is on the @Maersk MV DENVER, stuck right behind MV EVER GIVEN.

Sincerely hope she posts again, Egyptian twitter shows up, or...if you know someone else on the DENVER, drop them a line!

Source: https://t.co/PPQOYD8AED
@Maersk NARRATOR: the all-important #SuezCanal lets ships bypass the historically treacherous Horn of Africa...

... to mariners, canal officials have a historic reputation for 'appreciating' cartons of cigarettes...earning it the nickname "Marlboro Canal"
1:30 AM Egypt Time Update: screws are turning & helm moving but... #EVERGIVEN appears to be in the same spot.

Austin-powers-stuck-in-tunnel vibe is getting stronger.

I feel for this crew, & the tugboat operators. Nobody is getting any sleep.
OH NO: misfortune's unerring aim touched #EVERGIVEN's track as it departed the designated anchorage and steamed into the Canal.

(innocent, but terrible luck)
Source: https://t.co/MsTUgVgyTH
AIS data playback of the #SuezCanal the moment things went very, very wrong for the #EVERGIVEN...and then rest of global shipping.

By @TankerTrackers
Update: #EVERGIVEN still hard aground.

Reports from logistics company GAC say cause of grounding was a blackout.

This is worst-nightmare material when doing a canal transit.

Source: https://t.co/J2yMtcXLFD
Effect on oil prices? Yes, likely temporary says head of commodities at ING.*

(~10% of global seaborne traded oil transits Suez & SUMED . ~9% of LNG.)

So, what if this closure persists...

*Source: https://t.co/LgazpjlSdm
If for some reason the #SuezCanal blockage persists, shipping can divert.

Some oil will still flow through SUMED, but for everything else: global logistics madness. For example, US EIA calculates that a US tanker from KSA would add ~2,700 miles.

https://t.co/eLGmEQBsfR
Errata: nothing like a nit in a fun thread to bug me to no end...

I inadvertently left on the cutting room floor NARRATOR saying "AND the Cape of Good Hope."👇

No wonder I had so many chars to work with..

Also, #EverGiven is still stuck.

https://t.co/6AAZa5wciV
OUF: new pics suggest the #EVERGIVEN might have impaled the canal shore with its bulbous bow. Wild if true.

Bulbous bows look weird but modify how water flows around the bow, making ships more efficient.

Cant find credits on pics 1&2, 3 is shipbuilder Samusung Heavy Industries.

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