'Is that ship still stuck?', A site that allows you to grasp the status of container ships stuck in the Suez Canal in real time, has appeared.
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On March 23, 2021, a container ship ran aground on the Suez Canal in Egypt, blocking the traffic of many ships and causing a great impact on shipping and logistics. If you access the site 'Is that ship still stuck? ', Which was created in a hurry in response to this accident, you can know the position and movement status of the container ship in real time.
Is the ship still stuck?
https://istheshipstillstuck.com/
The following article will give you a good idea of how the container ship 'Ever Given' owned by a Japanese company and operated by a Taiwanese maritime transport company ran aground on March 23.
Experts explain the whole story of the container ship accident on the Suez Canal --GIGAZINE
When you access 'Is the ship still stuck? ', Which allows you to know the situation of such an accident in real time, it looks like this. The answer to the question 'Is that ship still stuck?', Which is also the site name, was 'yes' at the time of writing the article, and the duration of the situation where the ship was stranded was '. It was 2 days and 16 hours 38 minutes. '
In the center of the site, the status of the stranded ship 'Ever Given' is posted by VesselFinder, an internet service that publishes real-time location information of ships.
At the time of writing the article, the speed of 'Ever Given' was '0 knots', which was not a slight movement.
Also, if you look at the map including ships other than 'Ever Given' in Vessel Finder, you can see that there are multiple tugboats around 'Ever Given' that are towing other ships. It can be seen that the reefing work is continuing.
'Is that ship still stuck?' Was created by Tom Neal, co-founder of Time to Spare, a software developer for nonprofits. Neil posted on Twitter, 'I was planning a vacation, but I've created a little site so I'll introduce it.'
I was meant to be taking the day off, so here's a ridiculous website I made: https://t.co/uDj846ijAT
— Tom Neill (@TomJNeill) March 25, 2021
According to a report by Kyodo News, the amount of damage caused by the suspension of navigation on the canal will reach 43.6 billion yen per hour by simple calculation. Of Taiwan that are running the 'Ever Given' Evergreen Marine (Evergreen Marine) is of the 'liability associated with the stranding the ship owners bear' shows the position , but a claim for damages related to 'cargo cargo Claims are exempt from liability, 'the Japan Maritime Daily points out.
[Suez stranded accident] For shipowner responsibility and cargo damage exemption. Will salvage costs be borne? | Japan Maritime Daily Electronic Edition
https://www.jmd.co.jp/article.php?no=266085
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