Wonder what it costs to get a cargo ship unstuck?

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peakbagger

Minister of Fire
Jul 11, 2008
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Looks like they pulled it off. I saw one estimate that it was at least $12,00,000 bucks a day for every day the canal was shut down. Time magazine had numbers that were much higher, 69 million on the high end. I wonder how much a salvage firm get paid for a salvage like this considering the other option of emptying it out and trying to refloat it would have taken weeks.? No doubt the lawsuits start piling up quick ;)
 
The cost of unblocking is trivial as compared to the cost of the blockage. There are hundreds of ships waiting to get through. I hope they allow the ships with live animals on them to go through first.

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I hope they at least gave them water and food...hope they carried some extra for them...so sad if not so...clancey
 
Wonder if they had AAA :rolleyes: ;) :p ;lol

No need for a membership. Just have a big ship and call the Dutch for these kinds of problems and you'll get helped.

Unfortunately those companies do not get paid a fraction of the $$ value that is being delayed (by those suffering from the delay)...
 
The figure I seen was $400 million worth of goods per hour transits the Suez Canal, that's more money than I can count, but I'd sure love to try.
 
Yes, about two ships per hour, and average about $200 000 000 per ship (like this one). Insane to think about...
 
Talking about livestock on board the ships.. caution, this is a disturbing read, and obviously something that needs a lot more regulation.

 
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