Thread by @NarenMenon1

I received this animated illustration from a friend who lives in Singapore. He is an accountant & has a few maritime clients

Shared the video with my brother, who was a mariner, & asked him to provide his analysis of what happened with the #EverGiven in the #SuezCanal 1/n

Chetan’s comments:

“Many a times transiting the Suez Canal, it is the Master's and all involved wish that the ordeal is swift and safe for the 100km journey.” 2/n

“The clip shown and the author's view is true. Evidently MV Ever Given was racing to catch up with the ship ahead and she is apparently not leading the convoy. In the haste, with her massive LOA, banking effect is pronounced, her SOG was evident to suggest such.” 3/n

“All along the pilot was struggling to compensate the effect. At the final moment it was suggested with over compensating. If the trim is bad the bow could have smelt the shallow ground, aggravated by any attempt to go astern with strong windage effect as mentioned in.....” 4/n

“..Danton's Seamanship Textbook,for right handed screw (propeller) the stern shall seek the wind as she cants to port.What more to expect when her length is more than the canal width. For those who frequently transit Suez have faced the anxiety of keeping safe and adequate..” 5/n

“..distance between ships ahead and astern, ideally 1 to 0.8 nm is comfortable but at 0.5 and less caution should be exercised and all measures must be taken including alerting the pilot. Suez pilots are known to have ego as big as their size.” 6/n

“Never mind the onslaught of unkind remarks but avoidance of disaster comes first and foremost. Bite the bullet and save cartons of Marlborro.” 7/7

LOA = Length Overall
SOG = Speed Over Ground