The company that currently owns the container ship that has been stick across the Suez Canal mentioned that there will be an attempt to refloat the ship by tampering with the tidal movements. So far, ten tugboats have been deployed and workers were dredging the bank and sea floor near the bow to try and get it going again. The company is very apologetic and feels bad about the vessel being the main cause of blocking traffic and the delay of many precious goods, as well as worrying many people. In another statement, Shoei Kisen, the firm that owns the ship, said that they are considering moving the containers off of the ship in effort to decrease the overall weight. However, that is fairly difficult task and will take a lot of logistical planning to do so. The company said they will only consider that option if the refloating fails. The White House has offered its help to reopen the canal, and President Joe Biden also said that we have equipment and capacity that a lot of other countries do not have, that could help this situation. After the long delays, almost all ships have been diverted around the southern tip of Africa instead. Due to 10% of the world's trade flowing through this canal, this makes the stakes very high, and the overall issue a little bit bigger than one would normally think.
Michelle Boban Blog Post #6
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