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The wreck of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, 50 years on

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November 10th is a solemn day of remembrance for Merchant Mariners in the US and abroad. On that day 50 years ago, during a November storm, the SS Edmund Fitzgerald broke in half and sank to the bottom of Lake Superior. There were no survivors. In this post we take a look back at the event itself and the astrology of the event. As it turns out, there are aspects to this tragedy that have yet to be resolved even today. For more, read on… Continue reading “The wreck of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, 50 years on”

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The Ever Given incident (final report at end)

The Ever Given is a huge container ship, Japanese-built, owned and operated by the Taiwanese company Evergreen Marine Corporation. On the 23rd of March this year the Ever Given ran aground at the Red Sea end of the Suez Canal, near Suez, clogging the canal and blocking scores of ships from transit through the canal. As of 3 Apr, with this update, the ship has been refloated and the canal cleared. The operator of the ship has apologized for the incident, and will probably have to pay out BIGLY for interruptions to shipping and for re-floating the ship. But this story is about more than a simple, if costly, shipping incident. Continue reading “The Ever Given incident (final report at end)”