People are afraid of being famous, and ships are afraid of crashing. Not long ago, one of ONE's containers lost control and crashed into the Suez Canal pontoon, almost going down in shipping history. What's going on?Hurry up and take a look with the eighteen** chain!
According to overseas ** reports, on December 6, local time, a container ship named "ONE Orpheus" with a capacity of up to 9040TEU under ONE collided with a pontoon bridge when passing through the Suez Canal, but fortunately it did not cause a large-scale blockage and did not cause disruption to the operation of the waterway.
It is understood that at that time the ship was preparing to depart from Japan and Singapore for Rotterdam, the Netherlands, when it failed to steer due to rudder failure, which led to a collision with a pontoon. Judging by the shooting scene, the bow of the ship crosses the pontoon, and the hull tilts in the fairway.
After the accident, the Suez Cloud Canal Authority sent four tugboats to assist the wrecked container ship, and at the same time ordered the northbound ships to temporarily anchor and anchor. As a result, six ships on the northbound course at that time were blocked and temporarily unable to pass.
After several hours of hard work, the tugboat towed the "One Orpheus" into the right channel, and after assessing its seaworthiness, escorted by several tugboats, sent off the "One Orpheus", a container ship that was almost recorded in the history of shipping.
Subsequently, the six affected ships also passed in turn. It is understood that there are two channels in the area where the accident occurred in the "One Orpheus", and ships heading southbound can pass normally without being affected, and the original plan was to wait until all the southbound fleets pass through, so that northbound ships can pass through the channel, but after "One Orpheus" returned to the normal channel, the plan was shelved.
One Orpheus" can be said to have scared the Suez Canal Authority out of a cold sweat, and it is the busiest time for the Suez Canal. The Panama Canal, which is also the main artery of global shipping, has limited the number and weight of ships passing through due to drought, resulting in long queues of ships passing through.
To reduce delays, many ships turned to the Suez Canal, which the Suez Canal Authority reported in November saw a record number of ships passing through the canal and a new tonnage. At the same time, the Palestinian-Israeli stalemate, and the frequent attacks on the Red Sea have also seriously affected the traffic of the canal, and the Suez Cloud Administration is under tremendous pressure.
At the same time, the shocking blockage of Evergreen's "Ever Given", which lasted for 6 days, also left a big shadow on the Suez Canal Authority. Once it runs aground, the gambling ship is the "dad"!
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