This might well interest all of us involved with the sea and its history, even if not directly related to the BOC.
At our weekly Zoom meeting, the topic of the Evergreen ship stuck in the Suez was much discussed. For the past week, I have tried to get a full picture of the event. I gather that the ship ran aground and became lodged sideways across the waterway at about 07:40 local time (EET) (05:40 GMT) on Tuesday March 23. That morning, the tide was high at 06:42, of a medium amplitude, and 1.56 meters high.
Some news sources reveal that attempts to dislodge the "monster" happened this morning (US time) with a tide at 10:58 with 2.02 meters. Luckily the tides are still going towards a greater coefficient on Tuesday March 30 at 12:08 with 2.12 meters.
Some interesting links are on USA-Today, and the New York Times. Please send us other facts and your comments, especially from the brothers who lived and worked aboard as pilot or in the shipping industry.
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