Suez Canal Authority says attack attempted on container ship

[dipsydoodle]

Source: Reuters

(Reuters) - A "terrorist" staged an unsuccessful attack on a container ship passing through the Suez Canal on Saturday, in an attempt to disrupt the flow of ships through the waterway, the head of the Suez Canal Authority Mohab Memish said on Saturday.

The Suez Canal is a key global shipping line.

"The attempt failed completely and there was no damage to the ship or the containers it carried. The situation was dealt with strictly by the armed forces," Memish said in a statement.

Read more: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/08/31/uk-egypt-protests-suez-idUKBRE97U0FI20130831

[liberal N proud]

1. There go the oil prices

Any reason at all to jack the price at the pump.

[Posteritatis]

2. Container ships != tankers (nt)

[liberal N proud]

3. Ship being attacked = oil supply threatened

Or so will the oil companies want us to believe. Therefore, they will raise prices.

Hell if a camel farts they see it as a reason to raise prices.

[Cryptoad]

4. Wonder if those not wanting our involvement in Syria

over crimes against hunmanity , would be OK with our enemies shutting down the Canal?

[Turbineguy]

5. It's a Chinese vessel.

http://gcaptain.com/cosco-asia-containership-attacked/

[another_liberal]

6. The target was the Suez Canal, not the ship.

Sinking a big ship there, anyone's big ship, could block passage through the canal for weeks. The impact that kind of disruption could have on our military efforts (let alone World-wide commerce) should be self-evident.