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Confession: seeing it from space makes me realize I've developed feelings for...excavator #MARYANNE2
So (informally) christened because every child deserves to have Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel read to them.
I've found it on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QbeDVo7wx4 …pic.twitter.com/mOHzdcODTe
Seeing folks sharing marine traffic rounding Africa & concluding #Suez block is the cause.
Gentle fact check:
-ships aren't that fast
-these are major shipping lanes.
..but it will become more true if #EVERGIVEN stays stuck.
Pic: Tracks from 2012 (http://shipmap.org )pic.twitter.com/3azxdTbkru
My dad just texted me the best thing ever.
Also: #EVERGIVEN is still stuckpic.twitter.com/wk3WUO6Du5
Just how big is the #Suez traffic jam? Oh.
Pic: @ESA_EO's Copernicus Sentinel 1 (SAR)pic.twitter.com/LF8UilUf3U
Curious? A Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite zips along, beaming down radio waves. Some stuff reflects them (
= bling), water not so much (
= dark). Classic radar.
Then antenna movement is leveraged to make a longer 'synthetic' antenna, getting you detail & dimension.pic.twitter.com/PoOUH6WFLC
NEW: clearest-yet image of the #EVERGIVEN from @Maxar's WorldView-2 satellite.pic.twitter.com/mQS97aeSXC
The @maxar image features the dredge. Doing what beyond trying to free the #EVERGIVEN's bow?
Likely opening up the not-usually-dredged & super shallow (blue) part of the canal by the vessel's bow.pic.twitter.com/pWOQHXtwBC
NICE: friends @bellingcat have put together a neat little OSINT synthesis!
Bonus: they found some shipping apparently turning & heading 'round Africa.https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2021/03/26/suez-canal-satellite-clues-on-a-stricken-cargo-ship/ …
UPDATE: 10:45PM in the #Suez and nobody is thinking about sleep.
So many tugboats on scene. Some big. Some small. Some probably pushing, others totally tugging.
For her part, the #EVERGIVEN remains stubbornly stuck.pic.twitter.com/DAVbEp8xnV
Fact checking super popular tweets claiming that 1000s of ships are suddenly going the long way around Africa. No. Please slow down :) -These are longstanding super-busy shipping routes (pic 3) -Even diverted ships don't move fast enough to be there yet.pic.twitter.com/iBrVJTV4Zu
UPDATE: under much tugging and pushing the #EVERGIVEN 'budged.'
By how much? Accounts varied. Led to brief optimism, reflected in the..uh soundtrack... of this video out of Egypt.
However...still stuck tonight.pic.twitter.com/GVIdeJdT75
UPDATE: the *big tugboats with big pull* are coming. Expected arrival: 28th (pics)
-crew in good health (no word on morale, pride)
-no reported cargo damage or pollution
-early investigation rules out mechanical failure.
Source: BSM (#EVERGIVEN's technical manager)pic.twitter.com/X9nbhnefNV
UPDATE: tug-all-day & dredge-at-night continues.
-20,000 tons of muck sucked from around #EVERGIVEN
-Bow 'loosened'
-Stern cleared
-Rudder & propellor 'fully functional'
Per Evergreen. Video: dredger in action, via SCA #SuezBLOCKEDpic.twitter.com/hrRMBSqoRe
Let's appreciate the MASHHOUR, the dredger that must suck muck till the ship comes unstuck.
Annotated a charming Suez Canal Authority *painting* of her for you #SuezBLOCKEDpic.twitter.com/VlaFVyuSDm
Too embarrassed to ask about the "EVERGREEN" vs. #EVERGIVEN deal?
Evergreen Marine Corp. leases the ship. Some Evergreen container ships have the naming convention "EVER G____".
Others include: EVER GLOBE, EVER GENIUS, EVER GIFTED, EVER GENTLE, etc.pic.twitter.com/srQBDuqPYB
The moon is full & the tides are high, but Italian tug Carlo Magno is late for her date with #EVERGIVEN tonight.
Re-floating attempt postponed. Another will be made tomorrow.
(Dutch tug Alp Guard arrived on time)
Sources: SCA, vessel tracking. Pic: Reuters.pic.twitter.com/yOlzOAXTfN
BREAKING: SERIOUS MOVEMENT HAPPENING NOW.
Latest AIS data shows that the #EVERGIVEN's stern has been dramatically pivoted off the #Suez Canal's Western wall.
Stern now appears to be in the channel.pic.twitter.com/89KFvfjqeR
I count 17 tugs & support vessels on scene right now.
If you want to see how hard they have strained on the #EVERGIVEN I've included some of their tracks here.
Nice indirect illustration of how much the ship has shifted.pic.twitter.com/0lmJEr7dU4
Made a quick diagram. This is a big change from the initial stuck situation...but the navigation channel is still partially obstructed by the #EVERGIVEN
The #Suez Canal is not opening to vessel traffic just yet...pic.twitter.com/4FtIDxLMJh
So @AP now has the “partially refloated” report about this movement.
But... I think it was the wise @mercoglianos who said "partially refloated" means still "partially stuck"https://twitter.com/AP/status/1376388470063632384 …
Sunup in the #Suez & things indeed look different.
Video of the #EVERGIVEN's new, less meme-worthy position.pic.twitter.com/qK6dOod7AF
Here's a quick & approximate illustration I made of how the crews shifted the #EVERGIVEN overnight.
Usual caveats.pic.twitter.com/KSywmdSPuK
BREAKING: the #EVERGIVEN is ON THE MOVE, headed northwards at around 3 knots (3.5mph).
What a great thing to see.pic.twitter.com/pOuc0hdRWV
Joyful tooting from the tugboats that freed the #EVERGIVEN.
Position update: the ship is 1.6 nm north of her stuck position...and still moving!
Video: Egyptian Cabinet.pic.twitter.com/PIxe5us8KK
UPDATE: much joyful tooting as the dredge says goodbye to the #EVERGIVEN.
POSITION: ship is now >2 nautical miles north of her stuck position, steaming at just under 3 knots.
Roughly a half day till she hits the Great Bitter Lake.
Video @DailyNewsEgyptpic.twitter.com/0OiRmUTZzT
Folks, you love to see it.
Trailed by tugboats #EVERGIVEN is making 7 knots (~8mph) UNDER HER OWN POWER.
Quickly approaching Bitter Lakes.
Chance to move from the main #Suez navigation channel & let the 1st convoy of ships past.pic.twitter.com/4T8kSREmvP
BREAKING: the #Suez Canal now both OPEN and MOVING.
First Southbound convoy steaming into Suez canal from Port Said anchorage.
Long-stuck southbound convoy in Great Bitter Lake also resuming transit.pic.twitter.com/8ZjS0NgPIu
The #Suez Canal is moving & #EVERGIVEN is free. She's no doubt steaming towards a port for more inspections.
Time to inspect my...uh neglected inbox.
Thanks all that participated in this *epic thread.*
Where it all began
https://twitter.com/jsrailton/status/1374438210315513864 …
PSST: Legends at #SmitSalvage are competitive about making the best salvage YouTube videos.
I'm sure they won't disappoint for the #EVERGIVEN.
Subscribing to their channel in 3...2...https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrL7OHNEMPmyM6Q1DovZ3cA …
The #Suez Canal is very much moving! Convoys making the transit now.
Will still take days for the backlog to clear.pic.twitter.com/91ALBJzDvB
Just checked in on the #EVERGIVEN & found her safely at anchor, chatting with the Dutch tug in the Great Bitter Lake.pic.twitter.com/Rx1HbzUv0r
$1 billion 
-Compensation Egypt expects to seek for the #SuezCrisis.
Not specified: whom they would seek it from.
Story: @TTablawy @MiretteMagdy7
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-01/egypt-may-seek-1-billion-in-compensation-for-suez-canal-crisis …pic.twitter.com/Y4mnb6LtOr
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مشاريع مصر Egypt
Eslam Attia