The Rescue of Ever Given, Aground in the Suez Canal - Animated

The container ship Ever Given runs aground in the Suez Canal, completely blocking it at both ends. An international operation to refloat her is put in motion. With $9b of goods disrupted per day, the pressure is on to free Ever Given as quickly as possible.
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[@aghostofthepast]

From Commando raids, Yamamoto's death to BOAT STUCK! This is great!

[@TheOperationsRoom]

You know it :D

[@edi8872]

@@TheOperationsRoom can you make an animation of like lesser known battles during the Vietnam war

[@friedwaldderlebendige8494]

@@edi8872 more like korea, vietnam sucks

[@alanaldpal950]

@@TheOperationsRoom Wow, I really over ate at the family gathering for Easter supper. I am glad you don’t have enough details to make a video on how my channels eventually cleared.

[@SledgeOfHouseHammer]

World economy: "You cannot stop me!" COVID 19: "I know that... but he can." Ever Given: "Watch my mad parking skillz!"

[@jdd5672]

operations rooms vids are coming out at an acceleratingly close time to the event. Before you know it he'll be uploading animated videos of conflicts that havent occured yet.

[@TheOperationsRoom]

I think i might have blurry faced people paying me a visit if i did xD

[@TheOperationsRoom]

The Operations Room is raided by the SAS - Animated

[@ajasont]

@@TheOperationsRoom April fools next year?

[@joecool2501]

@@TheOperationsRoom make a good James Bond movie plotline :)

[@koc988]

@@TheOperationsRoom The Operations Room is raided by the men in black - Animated feat. Will Smith

[@BucBoydy]

Didn't think this would be made into a video. Not a bad idea, great result!

[@GunnerHeatFire]

me too.

[@GeorgeEstregan828]

Me too

[@Josh-hr5mc]

Surprisingly a good decision, great content

[@JamesAsp]

Have to agree. Wondered how the ship was able to run aground as it did. Awesome explanations.

[@bosshog8844]

I thought it was an April Fool's video

[@carjac820]

I just love how he low-key included the "questionable wiener route" at 2:00 that the ship captain made before entering the suez canal.

[@IanHutchings_KTF]

Pmsl

[@012jebaited]

it's a routine before entering

[@timmccarthy872]

@@012jebaited Heyooo

[@hgill257]

@@012jebaited is it really?

[@AdmiralJT]

A "route" that just happened to be the shape of what the ship was gonna do to the shipping market.

[@611_hornet5]

Beavers all around the world be like "fucking legendary status"

[@gerhaldwarnke1929]

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[@diegobrando2750]

Underrated comment

[@diegobrando2750]

@@gerhaldwarnke1929 what

[@RimmyDownunder]

YOOOOO BOAT STUCK!

[@salvagedude625]

it's our boy rimmy being early

[@headcrabn5347]

If only there were some sort of short ranged kayak based tactical nuclear device that could be delivered to free the ever given.

[@TomSmith-mu6pk]

thicc ship

[@percyfones7497]

hey rimmy! how you doing mate?

[@m1a2abrams13]

ham

[@erikhartwig6366]

better job describing what happened in the Suez in this video than what every news agency in the world reported

[@davidty2006]

@This Guy Some dude on youtube aparently... I love the internet.

[@gerhaldwarnke1929]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bouUlnmoeptpl68

[@sh0ryualfa393]

Straight to the facts, no BS drama like CNN.

[@davidyarb5885]

This was my exact thought after watching this.

[@UCannotDefeatMyShmeat]

*like weird old neurotic people*

[@internetquickie]

With the normal music, I was half expecting "a squadron of F-15 strike eagles" to be part of the script somehow

[@fileoffish1403]

That’d be one way to clear the blockage

[@disunityholychaos7523]

oh boy i remember a joke account on twitter Raf Luton (even followed by official royal navy, and uk defense) made an infographic map & drawing planes of blowing up the canal underwater with subs, commandos as support, etc. to free the Ever Given.

[@disunityholychaos7523]

@@fileoffish1403 actually, it will turn into a blockship instead, that container is huge!

[@gerhaldwarnke1929]

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[@LunaNicoleTheFox]

Like this: "Eventually a Squadron of F-15 strike eagles were tasked to push against huge nets with their engines on full thrust and afterburners engaged, this however proved fruitless."

[@shadowlicked]

2:03 can't leave out that distinctive holding pattern!

[@mcxhalo]

for good luck!

[@gerhaldwarnke1929]

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[@MrDeath2iPod]

If you ever want a complicated situation broken down into a visually appealing and educational video, this guy is the one for you. You post some quality content OP Room!

[@TheOperationsRoom]

Thanks!

[@raphrblx_id5977]

Yes

[@gerhaldwarnke1929]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bouUlnmoeptpl68

[@blindleader42]

​@@gerhaldwarnke1929 You know how we can tell someone is full of it? 1. When they spam a comment section nearly a hundred times (I quit counting in the twenties when I saw I was less that a quarter of the way through) with the same video link 2. When the video linked is a pile of QAnon fantasy nonsense. 3. When _every single comment_ on said video is positive, indicating that everything negative has been deleted and/or the negative posters have been banned from the channel.

[@blindleader42]

@@TheOperationsRoom You might want to check out the spammer.

[@Boatswain_Tam]

"Optimistically, an excavator was sent..." Very optimistically I might add. 🤣

[@mark-ish]

Authorised by an accountant no doubt 😏

[@davidty2006]

Probs someone who was bored then heard about it so came with an excavator to try and help.

[@eljanrimsa5843]

Don't underestimate the excavators and the dredges. They had the job to get as much of the ship afloat as possible, the tugboats alone would not have enough pulling power if 10% of the mass sits on ground.

[@gerhaldwarnke1929]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bouUlnmoeptpl68

[@DEEZ_N4T]

Davidty 2006 nah dude was hired, other heavy vehicles were also contracted but none of them helped the excavator because of the fragile position it was in, instead they moved the pile of sand he made to somewhere farther from the hole

[@NauticalCoffin2404]

One of the few operations on this channel that was carried out peacefully, without a shot fired.

[@meisterproper8304]

Pretty sure shots were fired once the captain got home

[@fabianmichaelgockner5988]

@@meisterproper8304 the Nationality of the (female?) Captain is German, so no.

[@meisterproper8304]

@@fabianmichaelgockner5988 not literally obviously

[@codename1176]

@@fabianmichaelgockner5988 also the captain wasn’t female

[@fabianmichaelgockner5988]

@@codename1176 because of that Misinformation (one News says female, the other non-gender) I left it with a question Mark.

[@nucnik]

That excavator... Did anyone else imagine someone from afar shouting: "push it away, you can do it!"

[@Arashmickey]

"Pivot. PIVOT!!!"

[@gerhaldwarnke1929]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bouUlnmoeptpl68

[@chicagotypewriter2094]

As FeatureHistory once said, "At least we got a fairly decent meme out of it"

[@xmlash234]

*serbian warcrimes play in the distance*

[@philemon26]

From which video this quote is?

[@chicagotypewriter2094]

@@philemon26 Yugoslavian Wars

[@gerhaldwarnke1929]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bouUlnmoeptpl68

[@BenediktUmmen]

This is exactly what I wanted to know, and which no news agency in the world was apparently willing to provide to me. Thank you very much! You earned a Patreon today!

[@TheOperationsRoom]

Thanks!

[@gerhaldwarnke1929]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bouUlnmoeptpl68

[@eric2836]

Imagine being the captain of the first ship to go through after the canal is opened and knowing you have the opportunity to do the funniest thing ever

[@thedyingmeme6]

BLOCK IT AGAIN BABEY

[@gerhaldwarnke1929]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bouUlnmoeptpl68

[@Huskycomicowner]

It was claimed at first that it was a complete power outage then it was reported as wind then wind and a sandstorm I don't know what to believe. I am also glad you did a video on this.

[@TheOperationsRoom]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@beeble2003]

Initial reports of almost any event are contradictory, especially as some media organizations prioritize speed over accuracy.

[@SamBrickell]

Never believe the media.

[@blindleader42]

@@TheOperationsRoom Arcane information: You gave the gross weight tonnage (GT), a measure of volume, as the weight/displacement (DWT) of the ship. Yes, it's weird, but it's historical. 😁 Bonus: Speed on the sea (and in the air) is expressed in knots, not miles per hour. 😋

[@gerhaldwarnke1929]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bouUlnmoeptpl68

[@cykapuka]

5:17 Egypt : calls for help The us navy : sends an aircraft carrier seems very helpful

[@davidty2006]

Maybe tried to plan to use The good old thing called TNT to blow the ship's way out.

[@Vachalen]

Ship goes boom after F-18 strikes. Problem solved.

[@Speedster___]

It’s help. Ineffective help but help

[@pretzelbomb6105]

I mean, temporarily send the planes to a nearby air base, attach the biggest tow cables you can find… probably the most unsafe operation in the canal’s history (including the ones that involved the British shooting the Arabs holed up on the other side.) but that ship would move! probably.

[@hansgruber9685]

@@Speedster___ They sent dredging experts. An aircraft carrier serves as a mobile base and logistics hub.

[@dragonrabbit7410]

It's very cool to see noncombat related content on this channel. I think more events could be described from this map POV style. Well done!

[@TheOperationsRoom]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@wolflegion_]

This must have been a grind to turn around a video this fast. Nicely done!

[@TheOperationsRoom]

It was! And thanks

[@gerhaldwarnke1929]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bouUlnmoeptpl68

[@RockSplitter]

"Well Tom, it's the sort of thing you hate to see. Something every coach covers at least once in training camp, but at the end of the day and the end of the play, if a Golden-class container ship runs aground on the field, you're looking at a week-long game delay. At least. A headache for any team on a good day, and one heck of a disruption to 12% of world trade."

[@Pointclearius]

It'll cost everyone involved billions while its sorted.

[@gerhaldwarnke1929]

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[@nocturne2029]

I’m surprised it’s only 12%

[@geoffreyyang5906]

I love how he gives backstory while the animation rolls

[@gerhaldwarnke1929]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bouUlnmoeptpl68 ....

[@thijsbeerepoot7045]

The Dutch be like: is it on the water? Ok, hold my stroopwafel.

[@gerhaldwarnke1929]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bouUlnmoeptpl68

[@hansgruber9685]

The Dutch always come into play when you least expect it.

[@gimmethegepgun]

Anyone else find it absurd that a ship blocking the canal threatening global economic disaster had ONE excavator brought to try to dig it out?

[@daviddechamplain5718]

I figure it was just what happened to be immediately in the area. Might as well try.

[@primotef8863]

It didn't get stuck because of the environmental conditions, but because some sleazy salesman wants to sell this one specific motorcycle and some boomer demands a mercedes NOW.

[@hansgruber9685]

@@primotef8863 Not really. Ships are constantly navigating the canal without issue.

[@DEEZ_N4T]

There were others but they were afraid of approaching the dig site so instead they pick up the pile the ONE excavator built up and moved it so the ONE excavator has enough space to pile more dirt

[@thegreenreaper6660]

How about a mássive Cargoship blocking THE most important traderoute in the World.... when there's plenty of Rumors that this Agenda 21/30 includes the secret point of creating scarsity? @Hans Gruber exactly!!! Yet 'suddenly' in the middle of a global crisis, a másssive cargoship makes THIS type of Error and blocks that Canal?? I dont find that a coincidence! IT looks too much like a planned operation...

[@piedpiper1172]

I’ve never laughed so hard at the word “optimistically” in my entire fucking life.

[@hansgruber9685]

I imagine some slovenly Egyptian guy driving an excavator down the road while angrily screaming at people in Arabic.

[@SgtMjr]

TOR format is so versatile to be able to depict a variety of ops from air, land or sea battles as well as stuck container ships or who knows what will come down the pike or canal.... pretty awesome all round.

[@TheOperationsRoom]

thanks!

[@ItsNotJustRice]

I think it's a combination of the music, and the simplicity, that make any situation he explains absolutely engaging.

[@piccolo917]

as with everything water-related, if there's a problem, call the Dutch!

[@Euroka2000]

Very true. Sometimes a small country can be big.

[@gerhaldwarnke1929]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bouUlnmoeptpl68 .

[@piccolo917]

@@gerhaldwarnke1929 thanks for polluting my history with that shit.

[@beear1343]

@@piccolo917 I’m proud to my little country! 🇳🇱

[@Chase92488]

(just note that there may or may not be water left for other ships afterwards)

[@potatonamedtate6727]

Can't say I was expecting to see this, but happy that I did. Learned something new today, amazing job as always!

[@TheOperationsRoom]

Glad to hear it!

[@gerhaldwarnke1929]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bouUlnmoeptpl68 ........

[@stanleybarker5591]

Favourite KZbin channel, hands down. Please keep this astounding quality up!

[@gerhaldwarnke1929]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bouUlnmoeptpl68 .....

[@randomveezerr2824]

I love how even this incident intrigued Operations Room

[@gerhaldwarnke1929]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bouUlnmoeptpl68 .......

[@lanswyfte]

I somehow didn't expect you to make a video on this incident

[@gerhaldwarnke1929]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bouUlnmoeptpl68 ..

[@vercingetorix7336]

Dude. I LOVE that you're doing a Civilian rescue operation like this. I love your war stuff, but if you do more stuff like this I'll be hanging off my seat.

[@TheOperationsRoom]

thanks!

[@LouseGrouse]

@@TheOperationsRoom Reply years later, but the idea of documenting fighting the 2019-20 Australian bush fires in this format is interesting. The political mismanagement, individuals involved on the ground, the sheer logistics of the operation and the backdrop of climate change fits this channel really well imo.

[@jackzhang8677]

Note about pronunciation: Taiwan still uses a an obscure romanization system, where a “k” is pronounced like a hard “G.” As such, Kiaoshung is pronounced “gao-shung”

[@RollingAZN]

Yep, like my last name Jen is pronounced Ren, I've gotten so many questions by TSA and everyone I meet it's honestly tiring lol.

[@getredytagetredy]

Here in USA white middleclass momma basement dwellers use ebonics ...we be...we be .we be idiots cause the zionists stole their culture and condemned them to the back of the room...Cause we be idiots

[@weirdofromhalo]

Wade-Giles isn't obscure lol, it's just archaic and only useful to linguists.

[@billybiljun3416]

You mean "K" is pronounced as "G" in 'Goal', not 'Gender'?

[@jackzhang8677]

@@billybiljun3416 yup

[@tmytyson]

4:40 I deeply appreciate the amount of condescending sarcasm the Op Room manages to put in the word "optimistically." Poor excavator was trying its best.

[@TheOperationsRoom]

Utmost respect for the excavator :)

[@sultanofsick]

I LOVE the current events vids you sneak in with the normal historical stuff. It's amazing how fast you're able to get them done.

[@darrelllee2107]

I feel that videos like this are straying from the traditional content usually shared on the channel but I think that this is a good change seeing both military and civilian operations. I liked the channel before and I still really like it. This opens up a whole new genre for content!

[@2_mahetalabhawikaneowandha494]

Brooo this is the only video on this channel where i am alive when it happened😂

[@curiousavage9377]

Must be 6 years old then.

[@taufiqutomo]

Must be 2 years old or less. There is a video on Iran's recent attempts to seize foreign tankers.

[@boatrat]

@@taufiqutomo Okay, I guess there's one I need to go back and find! Wouldn't have thought to look. Thanks.

[@AdamBechtol]

:p

[@gerhaldwarnke1929]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bouUlnmoeptpl68 .............

[@IanHutchings_KTF]

Interesting to see you use the format for an event like this, but I'm really impressed with the result. Bang on!

[@gerhaldwarnke1929]

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[@Kaebuki]

Ahaha, you even included the part where the ship seemed to draw a “penis” when tracked on a map! Now that’s attention to detail!

[@gerhaldwarnke1929]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bouUlnmoeptpl68 ...

[@invertedaura1986]

I am a sailor myself and I feel the need to point out that The Suez canal pilots are amongst the most unprofessional in the world. Before even setting foot onboard they start begging and demanding bribes. I've sailed through the canal so many times I'm yet to meet a single Suez pilot who behaves like an officer.

[@TheEvilmooseofdoom]

That's an interesting insight!

[@jonsouth1545]

completely agree I also have experience Suez and it's not just the pilots who are terrible the whole management is also terrible. This incident was completly avoidable and if they had proper support and management and infrastructure they should have been able to free the vessel in a maximum of 6 hours

[@drawmaster77]

what do you mean by Suez pilot? The tug boat operators?

[@Deere55]

@@drawmaster77 2:17

[@Dellerbuff]

Not a military operation, but still welcome!

[@gerhaldwarnke1929]

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[@joedotcom888]

A big shoutout for Operations Room from Malaysia ! Love ya content !

[@gerhaldwarnke1929]

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[@willbxtn]

"We have a problem with moving land, where the land meets the water!" The Dutch: "You called?"

[@carsonapplebaum2266]

Not the video I was expecting, but definitely the video I needed. Absolutely LOVE this channel and the work you do, I learn at least one new thing every video. Keep up the great work friend

[@TheOperationsRoom]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@carsonapplebaum2266]

@@TheOperationsRoom Glad to be able to return the favor for once :)

[@nemtudom5074]

4:51 The brave little excavator that could lmao

[@Mr.Nobody01211]

Ship: *blocks Suez Canal* The world: *mass panic* The Dutch: *Puts on Eminem's Without Me and cracks knuckles* "Relax guys. Let the pro's handle this." "And as a finishing touch, God created the Dutch"🇳🇱

[@akizeta]

"God created the world, the Dutch created Holland."

[@gerhaldwarnke1929]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bouUlnmoeptpl68

[@dylannix4289]

@@akizeta God: *makes land* Dutch people: “Nahh thanks, we’ll make our own”

[@kanoteam]

The Dutch team said it would take weeks, it’s actually the Egyptians who did the dirty work of soaking tons of mud from under the ship along five days, surely that high power boat helped but the Egyptians handled it pretty alone

[@thefunkychicken582]

such an amazing channel. I see 1 mil subs in the very near future.

[@TheOperationsRoom]

Fingers crossed!

[@gerhaldwarnke1929]

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[@thatguyshawzy]

‘CANT MAKE IT, CANT MAKE IT, THIS SHITS STUCK MAN, BOAT STUCK, BOAT STUCK, PLEEEASE, I BEG YOU’

[@kieranfurlong6368]

You make by far some of the best map animation videos on KZbin keep up the good work mate

[@TheOperationsRoom]

Wow, thanks!

[@jezzie1026]

Was waiting for an animation about the whole thing, never thought I'd be watching it from this channel. Thanks!

[@gerhaldwarnke1929]

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[@beny874]

A quick note/correction about lift over of a wing parallel. Bernoulli and Venturi is often misapplied in most common explanations of lift. Both science and pilot textbooks are finally starting to correct themselves as of the last 5 years but the old "Bernoullis Theorm makes lift" and the low pressure "sucks" wings into the sky explanation has done its damage. Its an oversimplification that conveniently works for a basic conceptual understanding but falls apart under scrutiny. How do supercritical aerofoils work then? How to symmetrical aerofoils work? How does ground effect work? Though it is correct in this case with respect to the bank effect. The ships aft quarter would have been experiencing a significant suction towards the bank which would have induced a higher slip angle to the relative water flow resulting in the further compressibility effects mentioned. Past the 45 degree mark of relative wind airflow the ship would have started yawing even more as the wind forces the hull closer to the relative airflow. This is because the leeward side of the ship will receive increasingly more laminar flow as alignment comes closer to the wind direction. I'm a plane person more then a boat person. But sails work the same as wings. And the Even Given as mentioned is essentially a giant flat plate aerofoil.

[@TheKenigham]

So happy to have found this channel! It’s impressive the quality and detail of the content!

[@TheOperationsRoom]

Welcome aboard!

[@mikewilson3169]

Whenever I see a new Operations Room video is up, I get all quivery like a kid at Christmas. Well done!

[@TheOperationsRoom]

Thanks!

[@gerhaldwarnke1929]

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[@tsubodzuka]

I'm so glad the intense background music from all your other videos made it into this one!

[@gerhaldwarnke1929]

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[@ConorBaileyi]

Not a video I expected out of this channel! Very informative! Did enjoy!

[@TheOperationsRoom]

Glad you liked it!

[@CGxWhiteWolf]

I half expected to hear him say "At this point, four platoons of Marines, with a contingent of four Navy SEALs, assaulted the stuck vessel from the Portside, under vicious fire from enemy containers."

[@whatthej]

I love the numbers provided as detail! And also I think it would make even greater impact if there was a real-life equivalent - like the 20,124 containers it carries can stretch from Birmingham to Bristol. The sand dredged is 12 olympic sized pools full of sand. It will help understand more intuitively things like the equivalence of $9B of goods. I love this channel and keep it up!

[@jean-christophedancause5587]

This is why it's the best channel ever. We get the war history and the recent news with such details that no other channel can match!

[@alexspareone3872]

The Dutch used to have two navies. One governmet navy, one corporate. Today they still rule the waves in marine recovery. So many jobs like this are conducted by Dutch companies and their huge equipment around the world. I salute that little country, a land below sea level that punches above the water line.

[@alexspareone3872]

BTW, the video explains very clearly the problems the captain faced.

[@justinerictang8540]

You know, as a Taiwanese ship, this is sort of the FASTER way to gain an international reputation😂

[@cabbagecabbage5047]

I'm not sure whether it's good reputation or bad reputation that you are gaining

[@gerhaldwarnke1929]

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[@commisaryarreck3974]

Sabotaging the global economy kinda does that Now to hope it doesn't stick

[@mariselojeda0810]

I still don't understand how the name mix-up happened, just because it had "Evergreen" written on the side. i mean look at the Estonia, she had a huge "Estline" logo on her side and nobody goes around calling her "Estline"

[@Redmanticore]

I guess estline sounds like a company name more, like a line of boats or line sounds like a route.. evergreen doesn't. evergreen sounds like a singular name. in Finland, of whose waters the estonia sinking happened, there was already well known finnish company called viking line.

[@megasupernewbie]

I like the attention to detail in navigation patterns of the vessel in question just before entering Suez Canal wink wink :P

[@boatrat]

"USN Dredging Experts" = Random pic of a Nimitz-class in same canal, complete with deck full of F-18s LOL

[@thegreenreaper6660]

To this day, people are still pressing [F], to pay their respects to Brave Achmed, and his Excavator....

[@Plank_Hill]

I'm gonna go ahead and count this as an awesome late April Fools Day gag.

[@gerhaldwarnke1929]

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[@Plank_Hill]

@@gerhaldwarnke1929 not sure what this roach crap is but aight.

[@CA-vx4sn]

Well done on the fast turn around on the video considering all of it needed to be animated. Excellent as always

[@TheOperationsRoom]

Thank you very much!

[@beeble2003]

Though, to be fair, the whole problem with _Ever Given_ was a lack of movement, which presumably makes the animation a bit easier. ;)

[@BigGod7ODSubscribeBecauseYes]

Everyone thanks the tugs Excavator: oh I see how it is

[@ifyoureadthisurfatherless6579]

Ever given : "blocks land and ocean" *_Ever given plane_* : *_get ready_*

[@crystallineentity]

hahah, good one man. I like these smaller vids (like your SBS one near the Isle of Wight one). Now I wait for the Battle of the Saintes one (he says optimistically) :D

[@TheOperationsRoom]

Glad you like them!

[@gerhaldwarnke1929]

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[@iRodriguez_18]

Amazing video as usual. I didnt expect this topic but it clarifies a lot of questions.

[@TheOperationsRoom]

Glad to hear it!

[@POBPOBPOB]

Two quality and original uploads in one week? Superb and thank you for spoiling us!

[@hrunchtayt1587]

Cant believe you actually simulated EVERGIVEN doing the funny thing before it gets stuck and if you don’t know what I’m talking about look at the time stamps below. 2:00 butt, 2:04-2:06 the two funnies, 2:07-2:12 the straight thing.

[@MrHat.]

Grow up

[@masterimbecile]

It's like the world economy had a heart attack.

[@richardw2566]

Good heavens you got this out quickly. After beating the news media to the story of the commando raid on the tanker in the English Channel, you are spoiling us. Superbly done as usual. Thank you

[@TheOperationsRoom]

Thanks for that!

[@billr6983]

These videos are brilliantly done and really clarify complicated situations in a great visual way.

[@gerhaldwarnke1929]

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[@seahawk124]

Hold up, where's the daring raid and the shooting part? I'm very confused by this channel now.

[@danielhughes2906]

The next boat to pass through had the perfect opportunity for the world's worst delayed April fools joke. Parking in the exact same spot.

[@gerhaldwarnke1929]

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[@lancegideondiokno1774]

best opertion room video ever

[@BringerOfD]

I've only watched a few of your vids on and off up to this point. This one earned you a new subscriber buddy!

[@TheOperationsRoom]

Welcome aboard!

[@samfisher874]

Given most videos on this channel are military-related, I was half expecting a squadron of dive bombers from USS Midway to show up to clear things up... Glad they didn't and love this look on non-military operations as well!

[@CardiacYew-xt5zq]

The whole evergreen thing is like that one moment as a kid where when walking straight you'd close your eyes to see if you continue going straight only to realize you've been going slight left

[@beaglemusiclabs]

Great video. You explained so much more about this incident than any of the news reports I came across!

[@gerhaldwarnke1929]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bouUlnmoeptpl68 . .

[@anytimeuwnt]

I respect your attempt at a wider audience. I am patiently waiting on more days added to the desert storm ground offensive. Great....great..... channel.

[@TheOperationsRoom]

Working on it!

[@seawarshark6674]

"Boat stuck! Boat stuck! Please I beg you!"

[@OntologicalQuandry]

Small corrections to your high quality output: Qingdao - "Tsingdao" Kaosiung - "Gaoshung" The Chinese and Taiwanese romanise the names for Westerners but their pronunciation is very different. It's akin to Scottish where Alba is pronounced "Alupa"

[@akizeta]

Does Alex Salmond know that's how you pronounce "Alba"?

[@OntologicalQuandry]

@@akizeta Well, I'm English so Mr Salmond can bite mah boaby.

[@gerhaldwarnke1929]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bouUlnmoeptpl68

[@jzhu623]

Qingdao is pronounced with a "ch" sound, not "ts".

[@OntologicalQuandry]

@@jzhu623 well now, that depends on which part of China you are talking about. But the Han majority would have it as 'ts'

[@TheLondonForever00]

Sterling work again - your research is phenomenal.

[@gerhaldwarnke1929]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bouUlnmoeptpl68 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[@kaefermichaify]

Nice to see a peaceful Operation too.

[@mariselojeda0810]

2:00 ain't no one gonna talk about how the captain made a ding dong while waiting

[@gerhaldwarnke1929]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bouUlnmoeptpl68 .....

[@duelios.]

Just 2 monthes later, it’s being taught as history.

[@HAMlLTON]

More of this please. You have such a no BS way of presenting information

[@TheOperationsRoom]

Thanks!

[@100Kakdela]

Wow didnt expect a video about this but it was very interesting to watch. One of the best channels on youtube.

[@TheOperationsRoom]

Wow, thanks!

[@kekzoet7487]

Interesting, but I believe the two sea going tugs came from the direction of the Red Sea and attached to the stern of the vessel and then pulled her backwards of the embankment.

[@gerhaldwarnke1929]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bouUlnmoeptpl68 ..................................

[@V0W4N]

AAa can't make it through the canal man Can't make it! This ship's stuck ON MY WAY SON! SHIP STUCK! SHIP STUCK PLÊÉĒASE I BEG YOU

[@michaelmatter2630]

I know i might be late, but i just love how you described the ship like as if it was a actual battle ship. From the containers to the wind hitting it, its so fucking complex that its just... Perfect.

[@Ryan-lk4pu]

"an excavator optimistically arrives" Brilliant 😂

[@gerhaldwarnke1929]

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[@R9A9V2]

excavator: my pc stucked evergreen: the game.

[@Kumquat_Lord]

It literally took the planets to align for them to get it out.

[@nonexistantman5797]

I like how you tubers are thriving just from making videos on the evergiven

[@gerhaldwarnke1929]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bouUlnmoeptpl68 ...............

[@billyt3442]

Your very good at this, thank you! Brilliant channel!

[@TheOperationsRoom]

Glad you enjoy it!