Déja-vu. The Suez Canal is blocked again, this time it's an oil tanker!

[Crossy]

An oil tanker has run aground in the Suez Canal sparking a massive recovery operation on the major international trade route.

Tug boats were sent to help free the Affinity V with *immediate fears that there could be a repeat of the Ever Given ship that was stuck for three months in Egypt.

World trade ground to a halt with the Ever Given, that had 18,300 containers on board, completely blocking the Suez Canal last year.

 

 

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/breaking-oil-tanker-runs-aground-27880195

[degrub]

She’s moving again after 5 hr tug  operation.  Issue with the rudder system according to the report.

[EVENKEEL]

Anytime a ship is transiting in such a place the secondary steering system (after steering) is supposed to be manned ready to take steering control from the bridge if loss of steering occurs.

[bendejo]

The canal has been operating over 150 years and now this has happened twice in a year and a half.

Level of the Red Sea dropping?

Ships getting too big?

Navigation skills lacking?

Incidents not exactly accidental?

 

 

[stevenl]

4 hours ago, bendejo said:

The canal has been operating over 150 years and now this has happened twice in a year and a half.

Level of the Red Sea dropping?

Ships getting too big?

Navigation skills lacking?

Incidents not exactly accidental?

 

 

I attribute mainly to the ship size.

[degrub]

And maybe going a hair too fast ….

[EVENKEEL]

The ship will have a Pilot onboard giving course and speed recommendations. But, that doesn't relieve the Captain of being fully responsible.

 

I'm sure there will alot of finger pointing till the investigation concludes. The bridge had a VDR (voice data recorder) to back up any claims.