Ever Given Ship Stuck in the Suez Canal for Sixth Straight Day

A new attempt could be made Sunday -- using a high Spring tide and a full moon -- to float the giant container ship blocking the Suez Canal.

High tide is just before midnight local time, which could aid efforts to free the 400-meter Ever Given ship that ran aground on Tuesday.

Tugs managed to shift the vessel about 29 meters on Saturday, and dredgers freed its propellers from the canal’s mud. The Suez Canal Authority’s chief declined to set a timetable for refloating the ship and said the task remains “difficult.”

The pile-up of ships is another problem for global supply chains already strained by the coronavirus pandemic. Companies including A.P. Moller-Maersk and Mediterranean Shipping Co. have redirected vessels around southern Africa. About 12% of global trade transits the canal and around 1 million barrels a day of oil.

Tugs are now around the ship but re-floating operations have not started due to strong winds, according to Inchcape Shipping Services, a maritime services provider.

About 200,000 animals could be stranded in the ships held up at the canal, according to an estimate from advocacy group Animals International. The group has tallied 18 vessels that departed Romania, Spain and South America and are currently stuck in the queue. Many are likely carrying sheep, said European Union director Gabriel Paun. Vessels can’t easily unload animals in other nearby countries due to health protocols or a lack of trade agreements, he said.

“It’s just another incident which shows that no matter which contingency plan you design, tragedies may occur over and over as long as we don’t replace the export of live animals with the export of refrigerated and frozen meat,” Paun said.

The ship’s front, or bow, was damaged and water entered two tanks, according to a spokesman for Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement, the vessel’s manager.

High-powered pumps were used to get the water out the compartments and the vessel is stable, said the spokesman. Once the Ever Given’s moved, there will be an assessment to determine whether it’s fit to leave the canal. There’s nothing at the moment to suggest it won’t be able to sail out the waterway, the spokesman said.

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[MA-gyzv]

I could take a flight to Egypt. Rent a car with driver. Go to the Suez. Climb up that thing, grab my package, Instagram the event. Go back to Cairo, do a day tour then take a trip back home and the ship will still be stuck.

[theapathetichispanic]

bro I always hate when people don't know how to drive through the suez canal.

[hayman]

Funny how one little thing like a stuck ship, can cause a crisis around the world!!

[mellowmayelo]

Imagine if another boat gets stuck right after that one is freed 😂🤣💀

[karinblair]

Maybe they need to ck the shipping containers to see how many dead bodies are in there after being stuck this long.

[Theweirdtophat]

They can't see that there would be a problem going through this canal and nobody is attempting to unload stuff off of it? Just looks like yet another orchestrated event to drive prices higher and disrupt trade.

[pgrutube]

Evergreen is the Shipping line like, Royal Caribbean etc, The ship's name is Ever Given. The name Ever Given is seen at the bow of the ship.

[rd]

Now I don’t feel so bad about getting my kayak stuck in sea grass.

[KDrop]

I bet anyone 1$ there are people in those crates.

[jeffstanaway]

This is a distraction. . .watching the right hand, while the left hand is doing something nefarious . . .

[kylecancilla]

Wonder how many bodies they're going to find in those containers once they get that ship to port

[redeadhead]

And the raven quoth, "Ever given moves nevermore"

[oinkpiggin]

Even birds are laughing at the situation, .

[dennishough]

That ship looks to me like it’s overloaded.

[robbhahn]

Clearly the problem is that there is no backup canal. I would suggest building a new one across the US/ Mexico boarder...2 problems solved in one swipe.

[jkgjr]

I think One of my packages is on that ship...🤣

[christopherlevett]

How many days until they start unloading containers?

[TimCarter]

In 6 days, they could have had this ship unloaded by now, which is what they are gonna have to do anyway since the ship has sprung a leak. Pretty sure this was intentional.

[roguecactus]

“Princess Grace, Peyton Place, trouble in the


I’ll see myself out.

[christophermoyns]

They should unload much of the cargo to lighten it up. A full inspection should also be done to make sure everything is on the up and up.