Suez traffic jam

[Peter_K]

The current mishap reminded me of the 1967 story of the „Yellow Fleet” when 14 ships got stuck in Sues for something like 8 years. Crews from counties of both sides of Iron Curtain formed a country like society with their own hospital, postal office, even Olympic games.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIoxV0C4NHQ

[3WE]

Certainly we should have lots of recommendations for ship piloting and clearing the pathway.

I have heard that this may affect TP supplies. ITS will have to lay off of his aerobatic games.

[elaw]

Man, some stuff you just can't make up: https://www.unilad.co.uk/viral/evergree ... uez-canal/

Here's hoping those guys don't own any airplanes...

[3WE]

We are remiss at not saying this sooner:

I blame Per.

[elaw]

I thought it was implied.

[Not_Karl]

We blame Per.

Fixed and concur.

BAN ALL AKEVITT!!

Also, Per's drawings are Not_as nice as Flyboyie's/DPie's:

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[3WE]

Floataware.com or FloatRadar24.com?

[Not_Karl]

Last month, Marwa Elselehdar noticed something strange.

News had broken about a huge container ship, the Ever Given, that had become wedged across the Suez Canal, bringing one of world's major shipping routes to a halt.

But as she checked her phone, online rumours were saying she was to blame.

"I was shocked," says Marwa, Egypt's first female ship's captain.

At the time of the Suez blockage, Ms Elselehdar was working as a first mate, in command of the Aida IV, hundreds of miles away in Alexandria.

The vessel, owned by Egypt's maritime safety authority, runs supply missions to a lighthouse in the Red Sea. It's also used to train cadets from the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT), a regional university run by the Arab League.

The doctored image appears to be from a genuine Arab News story, released on 22 March, which profiles Marwa's success as Egypt's first female ship captain. The picture has been shared dozens of times on Twitter and Facebook.

Several Twitter accounts under her name have also spread false claims that she was in involved with the Ever Given.

Marwa Elselehdar, 29, told the BBC she has no idea who first spread the story or why they did it.

"I felt that I might be targeted maybe because I'm a successful female in this field or because I'm Egyptian, but I'm not sure," she said.

It's not the first time she's faced challenges in an industry historically dominated by men. At present, women only account for 2% of the world's seafarers, according to the International Maritime Organisation.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-56615521
I blame 3WEie.

Floataware.com or FloatRadar24.com?

Don't know, I stole it from the interwebz, but I wonder if one can find good hair removal advice on shipphotos.net's forums.

[3WE]

*** online rumours were saying she was to blame.***

I blame 3WEie.

No.

I save my sexist comments for when females actually ARE the captain, and mostly to razz Ocelot.

Ocelot is probably better than me at turning final in a 172 with a small power knob in-hand and hundreds of pounds behind, but I still think girls are different then boys, on average.

[elaw]

https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/an- ... suez-canal

[monchavo]

So the authorities have impounded the ship and are looking for $700m from the Japanese owners!

[supersean]

Certainly we should have lots of recommendations for ship piloting and clearing the pathway.

I have heard that this may affect TP supplies. ITS will have to lay off of his aerobatic games.

You all can thank me and my consulting expertise in ensuring that all supply chain collaboration activities continued and our world was protected from the global union conspiracy to organize against the upper echelon who strive for process excellence

[Not_Karl]

...the global union conspiracy to organize against the upper echelon who strive for process excellence

You mean The Squid?

[AnMariner]

We are remiss at not saying this sooner:

I blame Per.

Per is unblameable because Per is an engineer and therefore in the engine room doing important, manly stuff while the ladies on the bridge faff around like headless chickens in their white uniforms.
Bah!
Per