The Suez Blockage...

I'm interested in as to how the captain got the ship in that position in the first place?

From watching a YouTube series following a family sailing around the world, when they entered the Suez canal they had a guide who came onboard to help travel through the various locks. Was it a mechanical failure?
 
Randy said:
I'm interested in as to how the captain got the ship in that position in the first place?

From watching a YouTube series following a family sailing around the world, when they entered the Suez canal they had a guide who came onboard to help travel through the various locks. Was it a mechanical failure?
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***ed?
 
Randy said:
I'm interested in as to how the captain got the ship in that position in the first place?

From watching a YouTube series following a family sailing around the world, when they entered the Suez canal they had a guide who came onboard to help travel through the various locks. Was it a mechanical failure?
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Quite possibly. Ships need a fair amount of headway to be able to steer well. Lose propulsion and you are very quickly at the mercy of the elements. A ship that size acts like a giant sail and a large gust of wind or sudden change of wind direction could very easily send it into the banks. Not much room for error in canals.
Even just an incompetent helmsman could cause it, as there isn’t much time to correct for an error once a bit of momentum (in it turning) is built up.
 
Randy said:
I'm interested in as to how the captain got the ship in that position in the first place?

From watching a YouTube series following a family sailing around the world, when they entered the Suez canal they had a guide who came onboard to help travel through the various locks. Was it a mechanical failure?
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Preliminary reports indicate that the ship EVER GIVEN, with IMO number: 9811000, belonging to the Panama Ship Registry, at approximately 5:40 a.m. (UTC) when transiting the Suez Canal, despite strong winds and a sandstorm, with two pilots on board (appointees in Suez), the ship suffered problems with the machine affecting maneuverability.

No information on whether it was propulsion, steering gear or thrusters.
 
Watched an interview yesterday with an ex pilot there and he said it was going too fast . They’re supposed to go 8 knots and it was doing 13 in very strong winds . The huge wall of containers acts like a big sail and its inevitable .
whats worrying s all the registered ships with that company are heading cape of Good Hope which kind of says it’s shafted for a good while
 
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