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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 t
by al3xandre 5y 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 ?
- gonzo 5y agoNormally the ship’s captain isn’t in-charge in the canal. The Suez Port Authority has pilots you have to hire for that.
- glitchcrab 5y agoCorrect; I believe the canal's authority has liability here as they provide the mandatory pilot for the duration of the transit.
- jandrese 5y agoThe captain may still be liable if the ship ended up like that due to mechanical failure.
- pmyteh 5y agoCertainly in cases of collision the owners of the vessel retain liability even with a Suez Canal pilot on board[0]. It's possible that they then have a claim against the canal company for provision of negligent piloting, but I don't know that. [0]: https://www.reedsmith.com/en/perspectives/2020/10/when-common-sense-prevails-liability-finding-in-ship-collision-suez-canal https://www.reedsmith.com/en/perspectives/2020/10/when-commo... - and the (linked) full judgment is also interesting; the pilot of the ship that caused the collision wasn't doing a good job on that occasion!
- raptorraver 5y agoI've understood that (in Finland at least) the pilot's aren't actually steering the ship but giving instructions for the captain.
- willyt 5y agoIt 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 5y agoThis sounds like a great action/drama film.
- mcv 5y agoI've been thinking about this for a Shadowrun (cyberpunk RPG) adventure. It's amazing how much impact a small mishap can have.