GIANT container ship gets stuck in Suez Canal

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  1. Chinatown

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  3. Chinatown

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    That big lake in the Suez Canal is where ships have to wait until oncoming ships traffic is clear. Not wide enough for two ships in places. While waiting, hash dealers come to the ships in small boats selling high grade hash.
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  4. '88K100

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    Oh its real stuck,,,and I would guess they use pilots to navigate the channel....big ship may well have had some big speed. I think the biggest container ship is out of China and and cross to Panama in 4 days
     
  5. mjd4277

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    It’s going to be one big recovery bill for the Evergreen Group!:Ship::shock:
     
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    Delete post, for some reason I thought it's about panama channel...
     
  7. Chinatown

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    On the business news this morning they were saying some ships have already headed south to go around the Cape of Good Hope in order to get shipments to Europe. They are not sure how soon the stuck ship will be freed.
     
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  9. Chinatown

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    The latest is the ship is free and will be towed today.
     
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  10. '88K100

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    So after a few bowls of hash the skipper and crew came up with a brilliant plan and freed the grounded ship.:D
     
  11. Chinatown

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    I've been through there a few times. The hash dealers are Egyptians. They'll also trade hash for Marlboro cigarettes. Cigarettes are cheap on ships because no taxes.
     
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