Suez blocked by stuck ship!

[Simpo Two]

sherman said:

Bit harsh to sue one sofa retailer for the worlds supply issues

Bah, technicality! Where's the Tipp-Ex?

[KTF]

Cold said:

How do you fix that? Does it have to go in to dry dock to have the section cut out then a new one welded in or can they do it in the water if the centre of gravity is moved further back to lift up the bow a bit?

[blueST]

KTF said:

Cold said:

How do you fix that? Does it have to go in to dry dock to have the section cut out then a new one welded in or can they do it in the water if the centre of gravity is moved further back to lift up the bow a bit?

Some heat, patience and a big slide hammer, job done

[V41LEY]

blueST said:

Some heat, patience and a big slide hammer, job done

Thanks ! Had to look up how a slide hammer works.
Fact of the day learned

[Collectingbrass]

blueST said:

KTF said:

Cold said:

How do you fix that? Does it have to go in to dry dock to have the section cut out then a new one welded in or can they do it in the water if the centre of gravity is moved further back to lift up the bow a bit?

Some heat, patience and a big slide hammer, job done

Bit of gaffa tape and she'll be fine, said a mondeo owner

[sherman]

Collectingbrass said:

blueST said:

KTF said:

Cold said:

How do you fix that? Does it have to go in to dry dock to have the section cut out then a new one welded in or can they do it in the water if the centre of gravity is moved further back to lift up the bow a bit?

Some heat, patience and a big slide hammer, job done

Bit of gaffa tape and she'll be fine, said a mondeo owner

Bit of T-cut and most of that will polish out
Tis but a scratch.

[The Mad Monk]

It would seem that the Ever Given's draught has reduced to 7m.

Does that mean the bow is out of the water to facilitate repairs?

https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/shipid:5...

[Davie]

KTF said:

Cold said:

How do you fix that? Does it have to go in to dry dock to have the section cut out then a new one welded in or can they do it in the water if the centre of gravity is moved further back to lift up the bow a bit?

Arthur Tussik would turn that round in a couple of days...

[mfmman]

Davie said:

KTF said:

Cold said:

How do you fix that? Does it have to go in to dry dock to have the section cut out then a new one welded in or can they do it in the water if the centre of gravity is moved further back to lift up the bow a bit?

Arthur Tussik would turn that round in a couple of days...

Step 1, weld a really big shackle on the front, tie a rope to something solid and back 'er up quickly. Works on Mk1 Escorts anyway

[The Mad Monk]

No updates on the Maritime website for the Ever Given for a few days.

I suppose it's having its nose sorted?

https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/shipid:5...

[Cold]

The Mad Monk said:

No updates on the Maritime website for the Ever Given for a few days.

I suppose it's having its nose sorted?

https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/shipid:5...

Yep, still in dry dock. There's quite a bit of work to be done.

[zorba_the_greek]

Fair bit of damage there.

With the container market on fire now..... Evergreen turning a decent profit.





Evergreen reports $3bn profits on capacity shortage STRONG market conditions continued to bump up the
earnings of Evergreen Line, the world’s seventh largest container shipping carrier.

The company’s Taipei-listed unit Evergreen Marine Corp reported T$80.1bn ($2.9bn) net profit for
the third quarter of 2021, up 90.5% quarter-on-quarter and 879.1% year-on-year.

Total net profit for the first nine months of the year was T$158.3bn, more than 10 times
the year-ago level.

[Arnold Cunningham]

Apparently they’ve already got a new bow section made back to behind the bow thrusters. So they’ll just cut all the damage area off and weld a new bit on, more or less

[Simpo Two]

anonymous said:

[redacted]

It's an interesting concept: offset the increased cost of everything (due to profiteering cargo companies) by investing in said profiteering cargo companies. Basically, if you can't beat 'em, join 'em...

[zorba_the_greek]

Arnold Cunningham said:

Apparently they’ve already got a new bow section made back to behind the bow thrusters. So they’ll just cut all the damage area off and weld a new bit on, more or less

Very logical.

After all they would have had dive teams checking for damage while she was anchorages for 3 months in the Bitter lakes in the Canal.

More than enough time, using the ships drawings, to fabricate a new bow sections to have ready at the drydocking.

Time is money and more so right now for container lines that are absolutely at peak demand and making ridiculous money.

[The Mad Monk]

Is it repaired and out of dock? If so, why is it stationary?

https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/shipid:5...

[Arnold Cunningham]

It's a fairly standard thing to do actually. It seems mental - but if damage is severe, they just cut the whole damaged bit off and replace it.
An interesting example is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_San_Francisco_(S...

They hit an underwater mountain and ended up cutting the whole bow off and replacing it with the bow from another submarine they'd decommissioned.

zorba_the_greek said:

Very logical.

After all they would have had dive teams checking for damage while she was anchorages for 3 months in the Bitter lakes in the Canal.

More than enough time, using the ships drawings, to fabricate a new bow sections to have ready at the drydocking.

Time is money and more so right now for container lines that are absolutely at peak demand and making ridiculous money.

[Cold]

Fixed and back at work.

[The Mad Monk]

On its way back now to transit the Suez Canal!

Keep your fingers crossed.

https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:...

[sherman]

The Mad Monk said:

On its way back now to transit the Suez Canal!

Keep your fingers crossed.

https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:...

Im assuming all the Suez pilots are currently trying to book the next week off as holidays