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 Forest Hillbilly  in a hidey-hole 25 Mar 21 3.33pm |
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This big 400m long cargo tanker has been stuck a few days now. Loads of ships waiting to get through, and still , perhaps, a few more days waiting. "The captain of the 200,000 ton Ever Given has blamed a sandstorm for losing control of the ship, which is now blocking one of the world’s trade routes." So they also missed a massive opportunity of the headline "Evergreen blocks trade canal. Not since the days of Will Young's 'Evergreen' has a canal been so jam-packed with seamen" The captain should either walk the plank, or go down with the ship. He won't even be allowed as a passenger on a ferry after this.
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Palace Old Geezer  Midhurst 25 Mar 21 3.51pm |
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Difficult to understand how this could happen today with all the modern navigational equipment at their disposal. I confess the story, and pictures, made me chuckle though. Having been on a few canal holidays I know that it can be difficult to control a long boat on a narrow stretch of water. I've done exactly the same thing as that tanker captain with a 70' narrow boat and been stuck front and back across the canal. Took ages to get free and required assistance from a few bystanders. Needless to say my fellow boaters had plenty of laughs at my expense.
Dad and I watched games standing on the muddy slope of the Holmesdale Road end. He cheered and I rattled. |
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| Tim Gypsy Hill '64 Stoke sub normal 25 Mar 21 5.10pm |
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Evergreen is the company name. The vessel is the Ever Given. It was blown off-course by gusting winds. I believe that all vessels are piloted by the canal authorities.
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ASCPFC  Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 25 Mar 21 6.33pm |
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The price of oil was constantly dropping and certainly not going to ever recover its historical levels of value. Now the oil is blocked in the Suez, the price goes up. Not that states whose sole income is from oil sales would ever manipulate the price.
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PalazioVecchio  south pole 26 Mar 21 7.27pm |
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its not a boat. Its a ship.
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| steeleye20 Croydon 26 Mar 21 7.54pm |
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Clearly UK boating technology is missing here. Come in Ever Green, yer times up !!!!!
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| Palace Old Geezer Midhurst 26 Mar 21 8.21pm |
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Originally posted by PalazioVecchio
its not a boat. Its a ship. A 70' narrow boat on the Grand Union Canal is a boat. A f***ing great container vessel on the Suez Canal is a ship. I agree with you.
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| PalazioVecchio south pole 26 Mar 21 8.42pm |
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Sailor in audience : ''its not a boat , its a ship. Frankie Howerd : oh, i see, we have an expert ? do we ?
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| Lombardinho London 02 Apr 21 1.14pm |
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There's more to this story than what first met the eye.
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| ASCPFC Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 02 Apr 21 1.33pm |
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Originally posted by Lombardinho
There's more to this story than what first met the eye. Can I ask why Wayfair in particular?
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| Palace Old Geezer Midhurst 02 Apr 21 1.59pm |
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Originally posted by ASCPFC
Can I ask why Wayfair in particular? And what do you know about that particular highbrow journal?
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| ASCPFC Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 02 Apr 21 2.42pm |
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Originally posted by Palace Old Geezer
And what do you know about that particular highbrow journal? I wasn't talking about Mayfair
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