I imagine that an extra week is well within the usual margin for these ships. I wonder how long it will be before these ships are forced to leave the line to resupply.
The captain is not in charge of the ship when it navigates through the canal, there’s a canal crew that enters the ship and a canal pilot that navigates the ship through the canal.
My understanding was that local guys go onboard to guide ships in harbors and canals. Am I wrong in this? https://www.wsj.com/articles/egypt-...mod=lead_feature_below_a_pos1#comments_sector Egypt Seizes Ever Given Ship in Suez Canal, Demands Compensation Pressure grows on Ever Given’s Japanese owner to negotiate a settlement of roughly $1 billion for damage to the canal and lost business Egyptian pilots board all vessels that traverse the canal to help guide them through. Two captains were on the Ever Given when it crashed. But the Suez Canal Authority has noted that its staff are only ever on ships to advise and are never in control of a vessel.
This. It's essentially a grift to get extra money off the boats coming through. Russia does the same thing. All cruise ships are required to pay the Govt to have a Russian captain on board to assist in navigating Russian waters.