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The people who should be desperately trying to pay a lot of money to get the ship unstuck are maritime insurance underwriters. There is a lot of insurance again
by dan-robertson 6y ago
The people who should be desperately trying to pay a lot of money to get the ship unstuck are maritime insurance underwriters. There is a lot of insurance against late delivery. Unless they have managed to figure out how this is an act of god, that is.
- OldHand2018 6y agoThat’s what they’re claiming - it was unexpectedly heavy winds in a sandstorm that caused it to ground. Also, they had two canal pilots on board. I’m pretty sure that this absolves the shipping company of responsibility for guiding the ship safely.
- fuzxi 6y agoSeems it's not always so cut-and-dry. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26564849 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26564849