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I wish it wasn't so, but it is. Early on it was reported that it could take weeks to reopen the passage, with a cost of billions to the world trade. Now, just
by sharken 6y ago
I wish it wasn't so, but it is.
Early on it was reported that it could take weeks to reopen the passage, with a cost of billions to the world trade. Now, just one week later it's open again, barely enough time to make the alternate route a good idea.
These rather unrealistic projections seem to have started with the Coronavirus reporting and is an interesting phenomenon in itself.
- arwineap 6y agoI don't think they had a previous sprint's velocity to base their estimates on; this was unprecedented. And honestly, had the ship still been stuck on wed, tide would not be as high for another moon cycle; further complicating.
- goodcanadian 6y agoI am not sure the projections were unrealistic. The full picture simply wasn't known or even knowable. The best likely scenario with the known information was a few hours; the worst likely scenario was weeks.
- Johnny555 6y agoit was reported that it could take weeks to reopen the passage That's true - it could have taken weeks and the cost of spoiled or delayed cargo could have reached billions. After a day of tugs unsuccessfully trying to free the ship, there was no reason to assume it would be a fast recovery. But the same news that said "it could take weeks" also reported on the ongoing efforts.