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Re:Is that ship still stuck? by dan-robertson on Thursday March 25, 2021 @06:12PM (#26586187)
The people who should be desperately trying to pay a lot of money to get the ship unstuck are maritime insurance underwriters. There is a lot of insurance against late delivery. Unless they have managed to figure out how this is an act of god, that is.
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Re:Is that ship still stuck? by OldHand2018 on Thursday March 25, 2021 @09:14PM (#26587787)
That’s what they’re claiming - it was unexpectedly heavy winds in a sandstorm that caused it to ground.

Also, they had two canal pilots on board. I’m pretty sure that this absolves the shipping company of responsibility for guiding the ship safely.

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Re:Is that ship still stuck? by fuzxi on Friday March 26, 2021 @12:59AM (#26588880)
Seems it's not always so cut-and-dry.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26564849

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