Suez Canal blocked by grounded megaship

[The Brain]

Apparently the dock cafe in Felixstowe is expecting a lot of sightseers to go down for the day when it docks like a little shipping celebrity

People want to make sure their sex arses are OK.

[Josquius]

It seems CNN have some free tech guys hanging around and have made a steer the ship through the canal game

https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2021/03/cnnix-steership/

[Caliga]

It's neat.

[The Larch]

I managed it on the 3rd try. 

[celedhring]

I was happily steaming along when a 50 knot wind crashed me on the shore. Decided not to try again 

[Admiral Yi]

Well that sucks.

[Admiral Yi]

I managed it on the 3rd try. 

Did you increase or decrease thrust when you got the warning?

And does the wind always come at the same point?

[Maladict]

Managed it (just about) on first attempt. Speeding up when the wind hit helped.

[The Larch]

I managed it on the 3rd try. 

Did you increase or decrease thrust when you got the warning?

And does the wind always come at the same point?

Wind is always the same.

When the warning came I sometimes increased thrust to correct path, but I had to decrease soon afterwards to avoid an overcorrection.

[HVC]

i just backed up and went around the cape.

[The Larch]

i just backed up and went around the cape.

Your Portuguese roots are showing. 

[Admiral Yi]

Shoot, I completely forgot reverse was an option.

[HVC]

i just backed up and went around the cape.

Your Portuguese roots are showing. 

[Sheilbh]

Just got an email from the trade press - first claim in the High Court. I imagine every shipping/insurance firm in the world is gearing up to sue.

After all the fun of watching a big ship get stuck, we're now at the litigation stage

[The Brain]

Suing who for what?