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Thread #169595   Message #4115277
Posted By: GUEST,henryp
03-Aug-21 - 02:05 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: The Ever Given Disaster-2021
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Ever Given Disaster-2021
And, finally, Felixstowe! The BBC reports;

The Ever Given blocked the major shipping lane in Egypt for nearly a week earlier this year. The 400m-long (1,300ft) ship, originally due to arrive in early April, finally docked at Felixstowe in Suffolk at about 16:30 on Tuesday. As it turned the corner for the home straight, noise levels from those waiting dropped noticeably to almost a hush, only to be broken by children shouting "It's here!". Wendy, who had travelled from Trimley to see the Ever Given arrive in Felixstowe, told BBC Radio Suffolk: "I've been following it from the Suez Canal, and I said to the grandchildren 'We will bring you down to see it when it hits Felixstowe'." One ship-spotter said the arrival had been "a long time coming, but it's worth it," while another said: "It's just all the publicity it has had. To see it finally here is quite amazing."

Goods in the Ever Given's 18,000 containers have an estimated value of $775m, but many of them will hold fruit and vegetables which will have to be destroyed, having passed their use-by date. Jake Flynn, owner of JF Global Cargo & Freight Disposal in Ipswich, said his business was expecting 20 to 30 containers from the ship. He explained that most ships contained some goods that needed to be destroyed as they had gone out of date, or sold on if their original buyer no longer wanted them. Foodstuffs are destroyed via anaerobic digestion, while the company will also deal with a host of items from TVs to clothing. "We don't know what it is going to be until we crack the doors open," said Mr Flynn.