Suez Canal Blockage explained, how the Ever Given was freed
In this analytic video, I will use my background as a navigation coast guard officer to give my insight on what might caused the blockade of the Suez Canal. We will go over the three most likely factor. On top of that, I will explain why it was such a hard operation to free the ship.
In March 2021, the Suez Canal was blocked for six days after the grounding of Ever Given, a 20,000 TEU container ship. The 400-metre-long (1,300 ft) vessel ended up wedged across the waterway with its bow and stern stuck in the canal banks, blocking all traffic until it could be freed. Egyptian authorities said that "technical or human errors" may have also been involved. The obstruction occurred south of the section of the canal that had two channels, so there was no way for other ships to bypass Ever Given.
As one of the world's busiest trade routes, the canal obstruction had a significant negative impact on trade between Europe and Asia and the Middle East. On 28 March, at least 369 ships were queuing to pass through the canal. This prevented an estimated US$9.6 billion worth of trade. On 29 March, Ever Given was partially re-floated and moved by about 80 percent in the correct direction, although the bow remained stuck until the ship was finally freed by Egyptian, Dutch, and Italian tugs, started moving, under tow, towards the Great Bitter Lake, for technical inspection. The canal was checked for damage, and after being found to be sound, the SCA allowed shipping to resume on 29 March.
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A little bit about myself: I did my career onboard the Canadian Coast Guard fleet as a navigation officer for more than four years. I also did my training at the Coast Guard College in Cape Breton. I took part on multiple operations around the country, including the Arctic. Nowadays, I left my years of adventure to enjoy a stable life on shore. I still work for the Coast Guard, but from the office. A drastic change in my everyday life, but it gave me the opportunity to do youtube videos like this one.
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Important note: I used the wrong picture to represent the captain in this video. Marwa Elselehdar was not the captain in charge when the grounding happened, in fact, she wasn’t even onboard the Ever Given. She was the victim of fake news headlines. On my end, I just googled ‘’captain Ever Given’’ and took the first photo that popped out. I want to apologize to you all for this lack of professionalism on my part. I’ll see if I can remove it with youtube editor. Many thanks to my viewers for pointing out that mistake.
@Lawofimprobability
3 жыл бұрын
Acknowledging the error is the first step to preventing future ones.
@joelknight7539
3 жыл бұрын
Don't beat yourself up too much man, your a single guy making a passion video about ships because your a mariner. You acknowledged the mistake and will fix it.
@maskettaman1488
3 жыл бұрын
If anyone cares that much about a photo used for a quick visualization, they need get out more. I wouldn't worry too much about what those freaks have to say!
@Lawofimprobability
3 жыл бұрын
@@maskettaman1488 She got a bit of harassment alleging that the first Egyptian female captain was responsible for the accident. While non-specialists could be fooled, it is more worrying when specialists lend their credibility to such claims in passing mistakes.
@maskettaman1488
3 жыл бұрын
@@Lawofimprobability None of that has anything to do with this video
I found your channel from the Cost of Concordia reactions and by god I feel like im watching a different person with your beard gone
@t_k_o_l
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah same, just watched both parts and clicked on this one
@TeeSeeDubs
3 жыл бұрын
Same
@sailorvince6442
3 жыл бұрын
Yup, can't wait for my barber shop to reopen. Stupid Covid.
@oldgreggsmadmemes4431
3 жыл бұрын
@@sailorvince6442 will you be reacting to the Costa Concordia Q&A from internet historian incognito mode cuz your in it bro congratulations btw
@Aagggyy
3 жыл бұрын
@@sailorvince6442 PLEASE REACT TO THE COSTS Q &A!
Who would’ve known that even sailors hate sand. It’s coarse, and rough and irritating, and it gets everywhere.
That static/atmospheric pressure demonstration was pretty good
2:50 I was waiting for you to mention the piloting fees. Yeah, sandstorms were something I've heard about as a major hazard around the Persian Gulf so I can easily believe it as being more worrying as a distraction. If the pilots overreacted to the sand and wind, then I can definitely imagine the worrying speed.
I really like this channel. My father worked on ships and oil rigs, and the stories of those times + this channel has made me wish I could work on ships and experience different parts of the world myself. Keep up the content!
@sailorvince6442
3 жыл бұрын
You got it. And I am sure that your father had some incredible stories to chare too.
wow amazing video, the technical information was greatly explained and the explanation for the squat effect was brilliant
@sailorvince6442
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Everyone seems to have understand my explanation, that makes me very happy.
I work in Customs Brokerage and from a supply chain perspective, the timing of this accident was really unfortunate! My team was already absolutely buried in pending shipments before this happened, and when we heard this was going on it was honestly shocking. The volume of goods being moved was already unprecedented (or so I've been told), and to have so much of that traffic blocked was the kind of thing even industry veterans had never seen. My boss is an unflappable badass, I've never seen her so frazzled.
Loved the animations, they were smooth and added some much needed visualization.
@sailorvince6442
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much my friend
I love your explanation about the squatting effect with the folded piece of paper. Extremely concise and intuitively presented.
You had me with that outstanding clip from episode 2. I love listening to perspective of someone with some experience. I'm CDL trucker so I feel a certain kinship to anyone who works moving freight from one place to another whatever the mode. Definitely subbing this is the sort of content I like about this platform, cheers from Wenatchee Washington, USA.
@sailorvince6442
3 жыл бұрын
My, thank you so much! And the kinship is definitely mutual.
I found your channel through YT recommendation for your Cost of Concordia reaction video, but I will definitely stay for the content like this video. You are very good at giving simple explanations for not-so-simple concepts (which shows your expertise in the field), and an entertaining host in general!
Another well made video. Thank you. I especially appreciated the graphics you drew in when describing the squat effect.
@sailorvince6442
3 жыл бұрын
Indeed, animation was the challenge I gave myself on this video. I am very glad you liked it!
I really enjoyed your recent videos! Your explanations on procedure and all these marine travel phenomena was super interesting. I am really glad my youtube rabbit hole journey took me to your channel... not what I expected to be watching on a Thursday night but I'm totally engrossed.
Your videos are so informative and entertaining, I never thought that I would be interested in marine vessels.
Was waiting for your video on the subject, keep em up
Found ya through the costa concordia video and I'm binging ya content, great videos keep going!
Thanks man. You make great content, and have great presenting skills
Another great video. Keep up the awesome work. Always looking forward to your next upload.
@sailorvince6442
3 жыл бұрын
You got it!
I think you're right Vince. I think it's a case of a group of competent people not quite finding the right balance and getting caught out. Could happen to anyone.
nice, new video!
Another great vid! Thanks Vince :3
@sailorvince6442
3 жыл бұрын
Always my pleasure, I'll make sure to keep it up!
Hey really nice buddy ! Awesome analyze with a touch of humour ! Great to watch as always ! 😉👌🏻
@sailorvince6442
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much my friend!
everything surrounding the suez canal and the ever given is just so interesting, this was a good watch! also that bit about guiding ships through ice? fascinating.
@sailorvince6442
3 жыл бұрын
I might do a video about icebreaking in the near future. But I am glad you liked this video.
That was really informative. Thanks for the great content.
@sailorvince6442
3 жыл бұрын
Always a pleasure, thank you for watching!
Hey Sailor Vince! I’m really loving your videos! Like many others, I came here from the costa Concordia video and I really like hearing your perspective on topics like this. Unfortunately I noticed a couple small hiccups in your video. The biggest one occurred at 3:00 almost exactly. You were about to go into the liability (or lack thereof) of the pilots in case of a grounding but there is a cut and I didn’t get to hear about it :(. The other one is small, it’s just at the very end of the video when you start to say “if you liked this video...”. And then it gets cut. Very minor stuff really. Anyways keep doing what you’re doing man. Great job! P.S. I’d love to see you do a collab with internet historian!
Wooow. DIY with SailorVince? Let's gooo. Really good video.
Thanks for the explanation Vince !
@sailorvince6442
3 жыл бұрын
You got it mate!
This is extremely interesting. I thought they piloted ships through the canal like they did with planes and ships in ports. They have smaller boats essentially drag the ship through the canal. Turns out I was wrong!
I love your videos! Thank you Vince!
@sailorvince6442
3 жыл бұрын
It was my pleasure, I am really glad you liked it!
Very interesting, the amount of physics on boats is unreal. I was under the impression that the boat was crashed because the pilot/captain/whoever decided to draw a dick with the GPS tracker then wanted to Tokyo drift through the canal
Great video, thank you for your insight.
@sailorvince6442
3 жыл бұрын
It was my pleasure, thank you for watching!
Tnx great vid I love the way you explain and ure editing 👌
@sailorvince6442
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, I am really happy you appreciated!
*Nautical related accident happens* Vince- "it's free real estate"
editing and production in this vid look very clean and great! the DIY segment was really cool and reminds me of the popular channel practical engineering so maybe you could get further inspiration from his style of editing videos but idk everyone needs their own style ig.
@sailorvince6442
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, that's a great tip, his channel has some great content.
I know it's a hard one to make, but The Terror seems like a logical series for you to react. Maybe some insight on key scenes?
@letskillbunny
3 жыл бұрын
oo I just watched the terror for the first time like last week and it was so bloody good and unsettling and v underrated!
@sailorvince6442
3 жыл бұрын
Yup, it's on the list ;)
@Lawman212
3 жыл бұрын
@@sailorvince6442 Might the Poseidon Adventure (The first one) have any possibilities?
I'm late to the party but this is really interesting! I always wondered how it was stuck or the possible underlying factors that caused it. Very informative.
@sailorvince6442
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, so glad you liked it.
great video
Found your channel through Internet Historian. You should react to The Terror and how the Franklin Expedition met its end at the Arctic! Really interesting stuff as the Erebus and the Terror were stuck in place
squating effect? that ship is a gopnik!!
@re57k
3 жыл бұрын
cheeki breeki
Vince, I'm kinda disappointed. The captain you're showing in this video isn't even the captain of the Ever Given. She's the first mate of Aida IV, and was hundreds of miles away in Alexandria at the time of the Suez Canal blockage. I hope you'll take the time to just pin a comment correcting this
@sailorvince6442
3 жыл бұрын
You have every right to be. I am also disappointed in myself for that mistake and I will see if I can fix it. A comment has been pinned. Thank you for pointing it out.
Thanks for ENG sub and good work for me to learn more or absorb it easily. by the way I'm form Thailand and I hope they and caption on Concordia reaction too and thanks in advance.
...Is that a lute? Near the music stand? Just discovered your work, great job.
I'd love to see your perspective on the events that preceded the Halifax explosion of 1917, There was a short documentary done by Plainly Difficult that gives a good summary of the events leading up to and after the incident. I'd love to hear your thoughts similar to what you did for The Costa Concordia Video by Internet Historian. Keep up the good work and love the content!
@sailorvince6442
3 жыл бұрын
Ho, that's a great idea. I actually lived in Halifax for 4 years and went to the maritime museum a couple of times.
So completely off topic, but wow, you have beautiful hands!
According to Wikipedia, Marwa Elselehdar was not the captain of the ship and not even present in the situation.
hey I see the 5th ed books in your bookshelf. Very cool
I don't know if this is a game you would've played, but there's a section on a large boat in Resident Evil 7 Biohazard that got me thinking - I was wondering how accurate the layout of that ship would be compared to how ships would usually be laid out? Is there a set layout for all ships, or is each one unique? Great video anyhow, I feel so smart knowing about the Squat Effect now :'D
With the vast expenses involved here, wouldn't the canal authorities have some specialised sensor equipment. So imagine a specialised sonar to record all obstructions, exact bank position, depth, etc, and then have a computer system log all that information, and connect this digital map of the canal to a specialised GPS network for the canal pilots to have a literal meter by meter digital layout of the section of the canal they are in, what's the next part of the canal looking like, and what direction the ship is, incase it can't see if it's gone off course?
But she was not the captain. She was the first mate of another ship 100s of miles away. IT even says that in the article you showed.
Hey, you should probably cover the Cost of Concordia Q&A by Internet Historian, he goes into a lot more detail on thing he had to merely glimpse over in the video because of time
@sailorvince6442
3 жыл бұрын
Indeed, this will be my next video ;)
Holy what!? Almost 14 knots!!!!
Great video. just wondering will you be reacting to internet historians continuation of the costa concordia situation. He goes into some of the nautical stuff which was too technical for the first video. Would love to hear your thoughts
@sailorvince6442
3 жыл бұрын
Indeed, this will be my next video
I wonder if there's a max vessel specification similar to the Panama Canal (Panamax?) Maybe a Suezmax?
Thanks for the info! mis sya buddy
@sailorvince6442
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, you said it, miss you too man!
Can you do a reaction and your analysis on the Sewol sinking? The captian is even more despictable than Schettino by letting the students stay in the cabin to die
@sailorvince6442
3 жыл бұрын
Yup, it's on the list ;)
so in short, the ship was to big to safely travel the suez canal. now will they ban ships over a certain size? would be the right thing to do imho
"Thank you for watching! If you like this...." *radio static*
Um... I have'nt watch this, but I will in due time. However, I am thinking if you would do a similar review to a 2020 movie _Greyhound_ , and give us your insights too? Much appreciated and, as always, huge thanks for the video...
@sailorvince6442
3 жыл бұрын
Indeed, it's on the list ;)
3:00 theres a part missing - sudden cut. judging by the context though I'm guessing it's that pilots are almost completely not responsible if there's any issues during a Transit
If you could only rely on one high-tech navigational tool (you can still turn the wheel), which would it be?
Would you consider doing a reaction to the warship movie Greyhound starring Tom Hanks?
Ah yes, the female captain of evergiven who is 100km+ away from evergiven...
Wow...you look like Cillian Murphy without a beard! Looks good!
3:02 although I can put together what was skipped in the video, still would have been better if I actually heard you say it
Hey, could you react to the Q&A video Internet Historian did on his CC video? It was more serious and technical then his first video, so it would be nice if you added some commentary on that one.
Congrats on your Internet Historian shout out!
@sailorvince6442
3 жыл бұрын
I know, it's great!
I'd be interested in you reacting to the Facts in Motion video on rogue waves.
@sailorvince6442
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for the recommendation, it's on the list.
By the by, if $400 Million was being wasted every hour while the Canal was blocked, and it took six days to clear, this whole affair cost around $57 Billion. That number looks like this, $57,600,000,000
I think the dashed arrow at 5:34 points in the wrong direction. The ship would accelerate the water in the ship's direction via friction, right? And then the non-zero velocity would reduce the pressure. Or does the pressure decrease depend on the relative velocity between ship and water, and not ground and water? Further, does this also happen in the open ocean? You accelerate the surrounding water there too, so do you sink further into the water as you accelerate? A low pressure anomaly should technically also induce a gyre because of geostrophic currents. Is that even anywhere near being measurable, though? I'm really not sure about the scale of these things in the ocean or within water in general. Nice video though, really informative.
@sailorvince6442
3 жыл бұрын
Good day. To answer your question, this phenomenon does not happen on the open ocean. It only happens in shallow water and near the coasts.
"I don't like sand!" With that reasoning you could have asked Vader to move the ship. Well, downside, he'd probably turn the desert to glass afterwards.
I know this might be off-topic, but I never knew of anyone to ask this. Do you think a compass was a necessary tool for the rediscovery of the Americas by the Europeans? I was thinking about it a long time ago and I read the journal of Columbus and a bunch of other sources and I came to the conclusion that it was helpful, but not strictly necessary. My reasoning is that they already knew how to navigate using the stars, so the compass didn't really provide any new abilities, it just extended the existing navigational abilities to times when the stars weren't visible (day and cloud cover). Also, they didn't really need precise directions as far as I understand this - the Americas are basically anywhere you go when you go roughly west. But maybe I miss something that only a person with experience knows, like maybe you really did need 24h access to directions because you'd turn around completely? I don't know if that's possible.
@sailorvince6442
3 жыл бұрын
Good day. I am not an expert on historical navigation, but I would say yes, definitely. Astro navigation is an excellent way to find your position on the water, but you still need a way to find your heading. And since they didn't have any landmarks around, I would say the compass was their best way.
@Obyvvatel
3 жыл бұрын
@@sailorvince6442 Thanks a lot!
3:02 I guess there was a glitch in the video or something was taken out.
My favorite meme is one in which the Evergiven gave birth to three little ships which were nursing from its starboard side. XD
Can you react/comment on the sewol ferry tragedy?
@sailorvince6442
3 жыл бұрын
Indeed, it's on the list.
Isn’t it the ever green in ever givin?
really good video, really informative i loved it!, can you react to costa concordia QnA by internet historian? he cleans up most of the information in the original "the cost of concordia"
@sailorvince6442
3 жыл бұрын
Indeed, this will be my next video
Didn't Internet Historian ask you to collab with him for this topic?
@pengdaw2nd
3 жыл бұрын
As far as I know, its more of a proof read the script more than a full time collab on one vid
@danielkopra7762
3 жыл бұрын
It is also likely that Internet Historian will make the video after the lawsuits have been settled and story of this incident is fully closed
“If my hand *was* an object” SailorVince, is there something you’re not telling us?
Dessert sand is not course, it is too smooth to make cement.
I have an idea, make temporary "bumpers" you can fit on every ship, with gigantic wheels to prevent hitting left, right and bottom. Sounds stupid, I know, but the air-bag must have looked so stupid at first sight... (put explosives in the steering wheel to inflate a balloon... wtf?)
2:58 what is he saying here
Bulbasaur main confirmed!
im suprised number 1 wasnt "Human Error"
wtf 30 knot in narrow channel. what are they thinking.
Azipod-unit for the cargo ship would solve this problem.
person you showed at 3:10 is not the captain of the evergiven
I just realized you are french. Tu cache bien ton accent
Everything because of the Bulbasaur of the ship
4:38 Grady at practical engineering also did explain just the squating effect, youtube video id : Ty-m4pm8oog
Weird editting at 3.01
i'm probably a 129th person by now... But wrong captain...
3:00 Silenced by the ind
So, your theory of why it happened... sounds rather expected. I mean, isn't this something that the pilots had faced before, and should have a countermeasure at hand? though perhaps I am failing to accept that in the end, this, or perhaps even life is a gamble, and sometimes your number just comes up and shit hits the fan...
I mean if the Costa Concordia taught us anything, it's that people can and will get lazy without protocol and then when an accident eventually happens, they dodge dip and dive around accusations. I'm just saying, with all that vagueness around the statements, seems like someone important messed up big time and are doing everything they can to keep it under wraps.
please teach me more aquatic science sailor vince
Like a gingers power to control the universe a navigators power comes from the bristles upon his cheeks. They are like multiple sensors that tell him every exquisite fact about his position. It is said a 18th century navigator with a ZZ Top beard once plotted a course to the moon. The captain vetoed the journey due to them seeking spices and slaves. In deepest despair the navigator shaved his beard and that ship became the Flying Dutchman, forever unable to make port.
3:00 wtf was that edit? lol
First !
@amazingmasteryes9892
3 жыл бұрын
I confirm this guy is indeed first
you cut yourself off .... what am I supposed to do if I liked this?