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I believe the cause of the incident here was a blackout [1]. [1] https://gcaptain.com/grounded-mega-ship-blocking-suez-canal-in-both-directions/ https://gcapta

• speexmex 5y ago
  AFP reports gust of wind. > Early reports speculated the vessel suffered a loss of power, but the ship’s operator, Evergreen Marine Corp, told Agence France-Presse it ran aground after being hit by a gust of wind. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/24/huge-container-ship-blocks-suez-canal-evergreen https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/24/huge-container...
  • thirdlamp 5y ago
    Judging by the timeline on https://www.myshiptracking.com https://www.myshiptracking.com it looks like something that would be called pilot induced oscillation in aviation. Obviously speculation on my part, could be that loss of power weakened control authority over the ship and it became hard to manoeuvre. The ship comes around the curve travelling north close to the outside (right, east, starboard) shore then overcorrect to the west shore then overcorrect more gravely to the east again and run aground.
• mzs 5y ago
  GAC has pulled that claim, they made it here and now it 404s: https://www.gac.com/news--media/hot-port-news/container-ship-grounded2/ https://www.gac.com/news--media/hot-port-news/container-ship...