Was this another close call major issue indicating a new pattern, or was this one of tens of minor incidents that typically happened in Suez and didn't get reported on until Ever Given?<p>Not that the two are necessarily mutually exclusive but it's likely leaning hard towards one of the two.
"They said it took 15 minutes for tug boats swiftly dispatched to the site to refloat the vessel and allow south-bound vessels stuck behind it to resume their journey.<p>“It was a minor traffic issue that was resolved in less than an hour,” a senior Suez Canal official told The National on condition of anonymity.<p>Since the 'Ever Given' incident, the canal authority have announced a multi-billion dollar project to widen sections of the canal and install other infrastructure to ensure that no other large ships can run aground in the same manner again."<p>Glad to see that it was resolved quickly, and that the canal is being upgraded to make it more resilient to things like that.
I am looking forward to the memes.<p>On a more serious note, I hope it is resolved ASAP.<p>EDIT:
Looks like it has been resolved
<a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/mena/egypt/2021/09/09/breaking-news-suez-canal-blocked-as-container-ship-runs-aground/" rel="nofollow">https://www.thenationalnews.com/mena/egypt/2021/09/09/breaki...</a>
I have a mentor who was prominent in the ship holding space and as with technology, requirements as well as desire for cost savings (bigger ships) is taking place while the infrastructure (canal) has had minimal change. It’s the classic bottleneck/theory of constraints principle. Watching to see how the canal adapts/evolves.