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al3xandre | 5 years ago

Three questions:

1. How easy would it be to pay a container ship’s captain to do that ? 2. Can you then bet on short term commodity futures to benefits from the event significantly? 3. Do you think this is what’s happening ?

discuss

gonzo|5 years ago

Normally the ship’s captain isn’t in-charge in the canal. The Suez Port Authority has pilots you have to hire for that.

glitchcrab|5 years ago

Correct; I believe the canal's authority has liability here as they provide the mandatory pilot for the duration of the transit.

raptorraver|5 years ago

I've understood that (in Finland at least) the pilot's aren't actually steering the ship but giving instructions for the captain.

willyt|5 years ago

It was caused by a power blackout meaning no-one was in control of the ship. It’s possible someone pulled a breaker or something but I don’t know how easy that would be to do in a way that would not look like sabotage.

almostarockstar|5 years ago

This sounds like a great action/drama film.