The Ever Given, Suez, and the (probable) causes of the accident: a raw reflexion.
The Ever Given, Suez, and the (probable) causes of the accident: a raw reflexion . Shortly after the Suez Canal was blocked by the mega container vessel Ever Given many experts (and not so experts) started to work theories about the possible causes of the accident. A video showing the track of the ship as it was moving in the channel served as the basis for many to anticipate that speed had been a factor. -The ship wasn't going at a “safe speed”-, I read many asserting in social media. It is so easy to pass judgment when one is not involved. It is amazing the amount of information a person can gather in order to point a finger. You don't have to be an expert, Google does all the work for you. However, some of the experts, those with a maritime background, took the stand to display their knowledge on ship's hydrodynamic. Their explanations were rich in technical terms (such as bank suction/ cushion, squat/under keel clearance and so on), and their line of reasoning mad