Suez-Canal blocked

[portagent]

Dear All,

German newspaper reports that Suez-Canal is blocked since
this morning (08.Feb) caused by grounding of a big cargoship named OKAL KING DOR close to Ismailia. Four tugs
are on the way to assist.
Can't trace vessel in LRF, as obviously incorrect name.
Who knows more ?

[portagent]

here are the details incl. correct vessel's name :

http://www.lethsuez.com/news.htm

[Jordan Seifarth]

It never ceases to amaze me how the media constantly get ships names wrong, especially here in Britain where despite a long maritime tradition, the media have absolutely no knowledge at all about ships and hence small coasters that run aground are always called 120,000 ton super-tankers and such like, with a false name ofcourse.

[Mike Jackson]

Re Jordan's remarks about the media getting ship's names wrong  -

It can get worse,  I was up the Gulf during the Iran/Iraq war when merchant ships were being attacked by both sides & read in a Bahrein newspaper of an attack on a 200,000 tons Danish superMARKET.

When you hear reports in the media about a subject that you know about they are often inaccurate & full of errors  -  does'nt it make you wonder how accurate are the reports about subjects that you DON'T know about  ?

Cheers

Mike J.      +

[Matt Ruscher]

i was thinking the same thing. i notice names that are spelled wrong constantly. it does make you think about how flawed other items in the news are, to an extent atleast. though lets try to avoid politics in here, im sure we all have our own opinions on that matter

[Jesper T Andersen]

Hi Mike J.

The vessel in that story was the T/T KATE MAERSK home port Fredericia were i live.
She got a missile in the bridge and was heavy damage.There was no lives lost but some danish sailors was bad injury.
Regards Jesper

[VCRoberts]

Dear portagent,
Many thanks for the helpful link to Leth Suez!
VCR

[Milind Balaji]

I think Jesper you are talking abt the supertanker KARAMA MAERSK that was attacked and harrased by some naval boats. Am I correct? Unless KATE MAERSK was also damaged then I would be wrong.

thanks
Milind

[Jesper T Andersen]

Hi Milind.

I remember Kate Maersk becused of some photos i saw in an old newspaper taking from a helicopter and a movie clip from danish news where a helicopter flying around the bag of the ship and you see the name Kate Maersk Fredericia, i will see if i can get eny news about it, one of my freinds was sailing whit the master on a Maersk AHTS vessel and he was on Kate Maersk that day in the Gulf.
Best regards
Jesper