What Really Happened at the Suez Canal?
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- Опубликовано: 27 сен 2024
- Exploring the engineering principles behind the recent obstruction of the Suez Canal, which caused a weeklong disruption in global shipping traffic. I give a brief overview of the bank effect and dilatancy of coarse-grained soils. Hopefully, the video helps you understand a few of the engineering challenges associated with navigating massive ships through tiny canals and what can happen when they run aground!
Errata:
- I incorrectly described the landform as the "Suez Peninsula." It is the "Suez Isthmus."
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Tip for bulbous bows on ships, check out Ulstein Group's X-Bow design!
No bulb but a wedge prow that ends much higher than the regular ones like on the Ever Given.
the ship, evergiven. haha.
Thank you for making explicitly clear when you cross into speculation territory.
Thank you for all you teach the untaught.
It has been how many days since that ship was first on the news, and this is the first time anyone explains instead of wonders why it reads "EVERGREEN" on the side of the ship...
Good video, thanks.
Hey, Shipping Analyst here
The "finger trap" was spot on and something not mentioned in the Stirling Salvage lecture with Flexport. One extra thing of note: If you look at the bathymetric maps you can see that only the eastern half of the canal is deep enough to support cargo ship operations, the other half of the canal is for tenders and smaller vehicles. So the suction effect was very pronounced because the actual useable canal volume was much smaller.
Overall 10/10, very simple and gets down to the heart of the issue. I'm glad to see people are paying attention to maritime infrastructure, despite the fact that it has a huge impact on our lives most people don't know all that much about it. Stuff like the container crunch and everything else influencing global shipping sorta goes unnoticed usually.
The tides that helped free the ship were Spring tides, When the earth, moon, and Sun line up-which happens at times of full moon or new moon-the lunar and solar tides reinforce each other, leading to more extreme tides, called spring tides
@@radicaltronic1855
@@radicaltronic1855 If the tide was instrumental in freeing it-It was also probably instrumental in screwing it.
@@matthewberner9732 That is poor logic. The canal is designed to be operated at different tidal levels and they are absolutely known and planned for by every ship that passes through. More to the point, it was a rising tide at the time the Ever given was stuck, mitigating that as a factor.
10 minutes with Grady was clearer than 2 weeks of coverage on tv. You're the best, sir!
Reasons why I don't watch TV anymore
TV: Billions of dollars at stake as thousands of animals die in horrible conditions on vessels stuck for six months to a year , say experts, and 100 billion in reparation says Egyptian pilot who was not to blame.
Grady: Large-grained sands create interstitial pore pressure in the canal sides.
What about the conspiracy side of it?
"10 minutes with Grady was clearer than 2 weeks of coverage on tv"-------So if Grady solved that problem in 10 minutes, what are that international committee is still investigating? I've heard that this incident made billions of trade damages to many companies and countries while some country made some tremendous political and economical statements. just sayin'
@@taltosalmos7067 conspiracies are irritatin; yes it's possible, but at the same time accidents also happen
Yet both of them have no clue
That picture of the excavator digging out the ship is actually really inspiring, depending on how you look at it
Pretty brave operator, any moment he could be buried under a pile of containers.
@@alwayscensored6871 true. Homie also could’ve just waited for the actual rescue team to arrive but he took it upon himself to do what he could, with what he had
@@themrproamateur the little excavator that could
A Man And A Shovel Excavating. No job too big!
The operator of that excavator is getting a bonus, i believe.
That excavator really puts the size of the ship into view
And the fun part is that despite the memes, that's not a small excavator. Stand close to it and you'll think it a big machine - it's just being dwarfed by the absolutely mega-massive ship.
@@fallingwater It just shows how a large machine in a comparison to human is, but placing it next to a even larger transporting vehicle can dwarf easily that large machine, while at the same time showing how much larger is the large transport vehicle.
i wonder if there are cases of crew missing inside the ship due to sheer size.
The collosal titan can lay down on the ship...
Side ways
@@zax5428 ik, I watched the corridor crew vid
The world needs guys like this, just most aren't as publicly articulate and pleasant.
You definitely have met some engineers in your day I bet. LOL! Articulate and pleasant is not as common a trait in engineering in my experience. LOL!
@@FoolOfATuque It's what makes figures like Bill Nye important. They don't do much science or engineering themselves, but they put the actual experts' work into a format that the average person can understand and enjoy.
@@toahero5925 yes most definitely. Some of the most technically gifted engineers lack the communications skills to effectively communicate that knowledge in easy ways for the general public to understand. We all have a unique set of skills with some being strengths and some being weaknesses.
@@toahero5925 agreed but Bill nye is a terrible example. The bloke is a complete sellout!
Agreed
Another great coverage of the engineering aspects of a current topic. Thanks Grady!
I was hoping for a video about this from him!
Except the missing details. A gaping hole in reported details that could indicate sabotage.
If we rearrange the letters of "Suez Canal", we get "CASUAL & ZEN"
@@karlhawkes Possible sabotage isn't really worth mentioning in an engineering video.
@@CorwinPearson couldn't help myself, RUclips actually sent me a notification for it.
The inability to overcome pull-out force is the primary reason I’m now a father of three.
also called gravity
lucky not... 19 kids and COUNTING... time for SNIP SNIP!!! an hour in "the shop" taker ur magazine/headphones, drop ur drawers and... pressure test in a month. all done.
Eeew!
Fortunately, far less expensive than the Ever Given incident
Nice
The biggest thing I learned about this disaster was that the Suez Canal is literally just a hole cut into the desert. I had thought it at least had a concrete basin or something to protect the soil/sand from erosion.
Same here I didn't realise that the canal was just one long "gat" or "Loopgraaf"
Afrikaans for hole and trench
I mean, it was built in the 19th century. When Lesseps tried to do the same at Panama, the terrain was more than enough to defeat him there.
I was made aware of it in the navy. Water was shut off on the ship because soil could be sucked up when pumping in water.
@@caferace8418 would be interesting to do the route once.
I had no idea it was such a low tech short cut.I forget the bloke's name who did a YT video on the blockage but its also not that deep when you take into account some of those floating islands that pass through it.
@@markwillies4330 It is quick the experience, I've been through 3 times. I think large ships have a smallest draft than people think. Our aircraft carrier was something like 40 feet, which isn't much considering the flight deck was 90ft off the water.
Your videos on current topics are an awesome extension to your "regular" content!!
I definitely would be interested in Scott Manely style videos but for engineering news
@@moekakiryu wow same
Yes 100%!
eing called evergiven everywhere, some political issue that no one wants to clear out?
Concur
This type of content is what makes RUclips a great platform.
No ads, no cringe, just good learning content.
Hear Hear !
From 1689. Imperative, used as an exclamation to call attention to a speaker; now a general cry of approbation. Originally "hear him".
Let us hear and applaud the previous speaker; I endorse the previous statement; expression of support, agreement, or enthusiasm for what has just been said.
@@helenmurphree3434 ok
imagine a platform with only content like this... Have you heard about Nebula??
Though there is too much crap floating about youtube. And it is getting tedious to sort the bull crap from the gems.
The bank effect was the first thing my 82 year old dad said when he learned what happened to the Ever Given. He used to be a skipper on a small freight vessel sailing the sea, lakes and canals around Sweden in the 50's and 60's.
@dolita windo still doesnt change the physics of the bank effect that he mentioned.
Yes the old sailors used to call it smelling the bank. It doesn't matter what size vessel if it is in a restricted channel the same effect applies, ie. A massive block of ship is pushing water ahead causing a reduction in UKC or under keel clearance with water rushing past causes Squat Effect.. and the only way to counteract this is if by slowing down the speed.. that't if you have enough time. With Squat effect if it sets in no amount of counter helm will make a bit of difference. This is a very real thing.. speaking from experience and after 45 years at sea.
@Kate Simpson you crazy Kate?
@Kate Simpson wtfrutalking about?
@Kate Simpson Why were you loaning everyone money back in the 60s?
"luckily, I have an acrylic flume in my garage"... if I had a nickel every time I heard that one...
Well…I’d have a nickel.
"Even the moon joined in the operation"
This line earned my subscription!
Yes I also subscribed to the moon
It was nice of the Moon to give a hand in removing the ship. Thank you, Moon :p
It's not like the Moon wanted to help... baka... she just happened to be passing by.
Pretty convenient of the moon to just SHOW UP. But... WHERE was the moon when the accident happened? That’s right! On the other side of the earth making the water that much lower. That is totally a fact I just made up.
Thoon
@@joeo6378 For one thing, the moon being on the opposite side of the Earth _also_ causes high tide for complicated physics reasons I don't remember off the top of my head.
At least, I _hope_ they're complicated, or I'll feel silly for forgetting them.
@@joeo6378 pls no bully Moon-chan 😰
Ooh I’ve been waiting for a proper engineering channel to cover this.
Fake disaster. Criminal profiteering on oil and commodity speculation markets.
Right? It just wasn't the same when PewDiePie tried to explain it all. 🤣
@@karlhawkes Don't be such an an idiot. It was a very real ship blocking a very important trade route for @ 10% of the world's trade. Nothing fake about idiot that! As for the oil and currency traders, well they are always trying to make money on good and bad news and fear.
@@karlhawkes Exactly. Such a huge ship carrying thousands of containers blocking a major trade route most definitely affects the stock market and prices of a variety of goods. Thought the same when I heard of it.
@@karlhawkes By who? I doubt it
Actually Evergreen was the name of the doctor, the monster wasn't named.
Yeah it was, he was called “Evergreens monster”
@Jerry Davis yeps 🇺🇸
Within two replies it got political and US-patriotic
This problem could have been avoided had the harbor pilot ever watched NASCAR and learned about the art of side-drafting. :-)
@@StsFiveOneLima 😂😂
What I got from this video: Be careful where you put your bulbous appendage. The last thing you want is to have to dig it out with the whole world watching.
What I got from this video: you better pay good bribes to the pilots and other Egyptian officials, so they don't cause such issue and blame on you.
that requires lots of money and lawyers. lessons learned... some ... men are slow learners on that one. i dont get it myself, but...
That is worth a hearty laugh. Thank you!
And that depending on where you stick your bulbous appendage, it may be difficult to pull out.
@@timrutkevich3222 by the way the captain of the ship didn't want the Egyptian pilot escorts which is optional and he did not stick to the Egyptian guidance as their were strong wind at that day and the captain were speeding, it has nothing to do with bribes or corruption but its all about dont make yourself smarter than you are and in reality you are dump just like you
value so much a reasonable take on "how" relatively recent events happened, and not speculating on "why". Thank you. This is an awesome channel as is, yet this is even better addition to it`s content.
How the evergiven ran aground: it was driven into the canals edge. Chances of this coming out is about as much as mainstream media confirming that covid19 came from a chinese lab.
@@TheBelrick so not at all?
@@DrPonner pretty much. Reality is what the One World News Ministry of Truth says it is.
@@TheBelrick there is no one world news ministry of truth... and covid didn’t come from a Chinese lab. Take off your tinfoil hat.
@@DrPonner you are the unfit voter who has resulted in the sad stay of affairs. Imagine being blind to how all the media say all the same things. Or that top scientists announced that the covid virus had markers consistent with lab use or that there is a chinese lab at the center of the outbreak. Im glad you will suffer from your stupidity. the rest of us are innocent however yet you are dragging us all down
Can you imagine being the first ship to be sent back through the canal after the Ever Given was finally unstuck? The amount of pressure on _not having the exact same thing happen a second time_ must have been absolutely crushing for the navigators.
And yet, it could have been just so comedic if it had happened
Finally video from Practical Engineering about this. I'm "engineer" on a ship and I really wanted to hear what you think, thank you.
Why is engineer in quotes? Suspicious haha.
@@DrakeDaraitis Because we are essentially glorified mechanics. our "engineering" mainly consists of maintenance and when stuff breaks down how to fix it without burning down our ship. And we operate the main engine, auxiliaries and amenities such as fresh water, sewage etc...
@@DrakeDaraitis I wanted to reply to you but @patton446 explained it well.
@@patton446 This depends on what rank of marine engineer you are. Do you mind if I ask your rank?
That little excavator didn’t do too badly though, testament to the operator’s determination, well someone had to get it started.
Very nice presentation, very nice.
The operator was probably thinking "Aaaaaalright! Now I have job security."
Little excavator that could
"Why did it take so long to dislodge?"
Actually, I'd like to know how they got it unstuck so quickly. It was amazing, the job they did.
yeah, people are like, why did it take so long.
I was like, ship is now a building, better lean back and relax, it will have to be disassembled, it'll take at least a month to cut it into pieces, I was surprised and spit my coffee like that meme
Nah it could have been done in 1,5 days with the Romanians working for a cheap wage
@@monad_tcp Can you imagine being the ship in line right behind the Ever Given? Watching the channel get blocked, knowing you're going to be stuck for some time?
I was on the freeway once when a huge wreck happened right in front of me. The freeway was blocked from one side to the other, 100% blocked with no way to get around it. Multiple major injuries and 2 deaths. I was first in line to get by when the eventually cleared a hole to drive through, but it was about 3 hours before that happened.
I was just delayed, no real harm for me. Can't say the same for the cement truck behind me. His load set while we waited!
They did get more dredging equipment in, not just that one excavator, but they also had a spring tide when they finally got it unstuck, meaning the sun and moon were lined up right to make the tide a little higher than regular tides. The tide's effect on water flowing through that canal was also helpful, I think.
@@Br3ttM I knew that. It's still impressive, the job they did.
Hey Grady, just want to say thank you for your videos. I'm not an engineer and I haven't studied advanced math or physics etc. Nonetheless, I love finding out about infrastructure, hydraulics and what makes this modern world of ours tick There's always an " ah " moment watching these videos. So keep up the good work - from one layman to an expert. Good on ya mate!
Are you a Texan?
1:53 When you need a sign stating “safe” and “secure”... definitely nothing shady going on.
yeah, but the reason they put it is bc of the series of terror attacks and civil unrest in egypt past decades
Same with "land of the free, home of the brave" the "defender of democracy", right? Nothing but the plain, simple truth!
@@zazugee Ahhh yes. That does make the sign make more sense.
The Suez Canal actually has a great past record of safe navigation. Given the huge volume of traffic passing through the canal, exceptionally very few incidents happen and most of them are caused by either mechanical failure of the vessels, some human error or bad weather. I cannot remember any incident that has the canal infrastructure itself as the cause of the incident.
"Safe and secure".
Sound of 1973 Yom Kippur War, that closed the canal for 7 years, laughing maniacally in the background.
"essentially a trapezoidal channel cut through the sand of the low-lying Suez peninsula."
Suez is an isthmus. The peninsula is Sinai, to the east.
Whoops! Thanks for the correction. I added it to the description.
He never misses an explanation. Great upload as always
“Disability to resist pull-out”
I understand that part of the video
I'm no engineer or related to science studies but I'm a huge fan of this channel. Got to learn so much, literally answers a lot questions that my curious mind has. Thank you for making this videos. ❤
I knew someone would say what I wanted to say, only better than I would have.
I've become an engineer just by watching this channel 😂
If you were related to science studies, you might be a cyborg too.
Grady as a single man: "So...want to come back to my place and see my acrylic flume?"
"let me show you how to navigate a massive ship through a tiny canal"
"How about my bulbous bow?"
"See how my bulbous bow increases dilation pressure?"
I've been practicing a pullout demonstration. 😏
Or you could come back to mine and play with my bulbous bow.
As a deck officer who works on these kinds of ships, thank you for explaining bank suction/cushion so intuitively and simply! It would be great if in the future you covered these forces, the forces between two ships passing in a narrow channel (look up playing Texas Chicken in the Houston Ship Channel ;) or bulbous bows like you said. Thanks Grady!
Do you have an explanation or insights into how a ship of that size could draw a genitalia with it's tracking data?
@@_BangDroid_ This is only question I have about the whole incident.
Sean, this is a very well known effect and has been for many years. Check out the Titanic New York innocent in Southampton. Similar effect.
Excellent presentation
The Suez Canal is the best shortcut for ships moving to Europe
" ... luckily, I have an acrylic flume in my garage "
Doesn't everyone??
That's what she said.
Excellent demo! Thanks Randy. Loved the “finger trap” analogy. Juan
Hey Juan. When I watched this video, I remembered your's. I think you had a better, more comprehensive explanation early on when the incident first happened.
*Grady
There can never be only one Juan...
the "finger trap" analogy worked for me too😁
Lies - if you want to really know why that ship crashed and what the cargo was,
search for it on bitchute dot com.
I finally understand why I have 3 kids. The pull out force of the anchor vs the friction of the soil. Thank you, I’ll be here all week.
Please, come again 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Excellent explanation! My father was a civil engineer and I appreciate you letting me nerd out like I used to do when dad was still alive. You even resemble him when he was younger.
Plot twist : He's your dad
Not just an overview, but one of the best explanations of the events... ever given. I'll get my coat.
Touché!
The googly eyes are why I subscribe to your channel, Grady. Perfect demonstration of the physical world...and the perfect amount of nerdy humor snuck right in with it.
"Luckily I have an acrylic flume in my garage" , yeah me too buddy.
Seriously. Only a homeless person has no acrylic flume in their garage. Gah!
Ha
When I heard "acrylic flume" I knew I'm in for a good time here!
doesnt everyone????
@@gmcinnis6304 No, mine kept leaking so I used silicon and sold it at a garage sale to a homeless man for $1.00. Currently on display atop a shopping cart at a nearby grocery store.
As someone who has zero knowledge of engineering, and not a whole lot more interest in it, I thank you - and commend you - for such a clear and understandable explanation of what happened.
as a marine transportation student at the California maritime academy this was a big topic of discussion
Did you look into the fact that the windows system used to operate this ship was hacked?! Bring that to the discussion and watch your instructors head spin.
My Uncle (Mack) was reported to have been the pilot for the first ship, a U S destroyer, to pass through the canal after its reopening long after the 67 war. Ships were at anchor all along the canal.
Kept seeing this recommended to me. Never heard of this channel before. Watched a couple other videos that seemed a little more interesting to me first and love it. Really good videos, clear, concise and enjoyable. Subbed!
B O B O D D Y
@@azultarmizi The first B is for Biznness
Creed I wonder what happened to you!
This was a very good presentation about a “rather sticky” situation. Your demo canal showed your efforts to clear up the many forces, and counter forces hidden from a layman’s eyes.This is a situation where simple solutions become lost due to the massive size.
One of the better narrators on You Tube, well done, sir.
Be Like "Evergiven"
@@AlexDegnovic Be like who?
Grady, You give engineering nerds a heck of a good reputation! Comprehensive, interesting and topical. Thanks!
You explained one of this year's top engineering issues so well in such a little time! Kudos and thank you once again for your detailed, to the point and simplified explanations of engineering wisdom.
I first learned about the bank effect's role in the grouding of Ever Given in a Kyle Hill video, released like a week ago.
Also if you want to learn about the bulbous bow, and many other ship-specific technical stuff, Casual Navigation is a fantastic channel.
The Financial Times had a really good article about it too. Weird place for it, I know, but there it was.
@@qwertyTRiG I mean it's an extremely important event for global trade. The people there-involved badly wanted to know about it, I imagine.
Finally, a complete explanation
I didn't believe it when I saw that it happened! So crazy. I love all your content it's just amazing and easy to watch and understand.
"My flume isn't long enough." Me too, buddy. Me too.
(Unless you were on the EG's bridge)
Remember, you may have screwed up today, but at least you didn't screw up so badly that the Moon had to pitch in to fix it.
Haha nice. You know it's bad when the Moon needs to help pull you out of a pickle.
Upskirt
Not to mention causing a WORLDWIDE shortage of numerous commodities lol
@@erikhendrickson59 if is far from the issues caused during the real Suez Canal Crisis. Years of the the canal being broken because of a war happening across the canal.
I was waiting for you to make one of these videos about that canal, is right up your alley. Thanks!! I found this very interesting
All I know for sure is that a lot of memes were made out of this
Oh yeah, one may even say we got a boat load of them.
@@thesmallestminorityisthein4045 lmao
Evergiven was drawn as an anime girl too XD
@@manitoba-op4jx yes
evercoin
I love this channel so much. Thank you for being such a reasonable, well thought out, and practical source of information to the world and all its intricacies on how it works. The world would legit be a better place is everyone watched your content.
The other day I came up with a really good joke about the Ever Given. But sadly that ship has sailed.
What was the joke? I'm a bit *stuck* trying to figure it out..
@@shoam2103 The Ever Given is no longer relevant as it's sailed away. Another way to say it's too late to do something is to say 'That ship has sailed.' So my joke is late because the Ever Given has sailed.
@@spartandud3 it was *SARCASM* from @Sho Am
My favorite related fact about the Ever Given, was that another ship, owned by the same company, was the one that lost a shipping container full of rubber ducks. Which as they washed up on beaches, allowed scientists to map ocean currents
Ok. You did it. I can't sleep now. I need answers.
What about one that lost containers of Nike shoes, and they washed up along the Pacific Coastline? They were used to make similar determinations.
HI
LOL! ' Rubber duckie I love you!' BATHTIME! Shalom to us only in Christ Yeshua.
RUBBER DUCKIE CONTAINER BOAT TURNOVER
That is THE definition of "a fun fact", sir!
I was waiting for a good and understandable explanation, you're always the best at this
Party Clown: "I told them to try using balloons to lift it, but they all just kept laughing at me like it was a joke."
sad clown noises
Really appreciate units in meters :) Great video!!
Love this new series on current infrastructure accidents and fumbles.
very educational and simply explained for this pedestrian to grasp and understand, thank you
“This ability to resist pull-out....” must... resist... joke-out...
*distorts face like Banner resisting transformation*
It’s hard to pull-out when she’s got a bulbous bow... lemme tell ya.
#dirtyjokes
I paused at 8:37 to go looking in the comments, didn't take long... 😂😂
Don't forget "pull-out force"
Wonder if there's any suez canal rule 34 focusing on that bulbous bow.
@Jov Ven looool
There's a loud radio blasting music in the cabin, suddenly it play "tokyo drift" and when the captain heard it he reflexively turn the ship sideways
I really appreciate that you can explain this in normal people speak I always learn so much!
when grady says he's got two demonstrations to help us understand 😰💦💦💦
Are you winning son?
"luckily I have a transparent flume in my garage".
honestly tho
I love this channel.
He can really speak in continuously, unlike other speakers who constantly use cuts every 2 seconds.
You make thr subject easy to understand to the layman. I've watched about 10-12 videos so far any gain knowledge after each one. Keep up the GOOD WORK !!!
'What Really Happened at the Suez Canal?'
Perfect episode for _Ancient Aliens_
While it was still grounded, I renamed the ship to "Ever Grounded". :-)
Unlike the other names, that makes a lick of sense
If Evergreen ever gets their ship out of hawk, I'll bet the rename it. Maybe "Ever Free".
no it must begine with a G.
OK, then "Ever Gratis" or "Ever Grief", @@raypitts4880.
the view at 10:45 really shows how massive of a ship it is. All the ships in the water that are nearer the camera are dwarfed by the Evergiven that's even further out
Very nice and comprehensive demonstration. Really appreciated.
As wild as this whole event was, I'd like to stop for a moment to appreciate the fact that no one and nothing was harmed as a result. Such a massive ship running aground in such a massively important high-traffic area, and no one was hurt or died; even the ship's cargo was perfectly safe. This truly was just a worldwide mishap to laugh at instead of a tragedy that cost lives. Thank goodness. 👍
Unless you were stuck waiting on medicine to be shipped over.
@@CHRF-55457 for real.
Just Wait for what's coming about this "accident " 😔😔😔😔😔✝️🇺🇸
Grady could make literally any topic into an understandable and wonderful video to watch.
*any topic involving fluid mechanics.
9:59
"Essentially, the EverGiven put its appendage into a giant finger trap toy"
😳
Note to self. Don't stick appendage into wet sand. A good policy I think.
Excellent video, well delivered. Thanks!
"Luckily, I have an acrylic flume in my garage." LOL!
As one would🤣🤣🤣
A cold chill ran down my spine when I heard the words “...some of the goods held up by the blockage...TOILET PAPER...!!” Noooooooooooo!
1:53 Legit sign that makes me feel totally safe and secure
Top notch explanation on the topic. I thoroughly enjoy your calm demeanor and science packed discussions.
“This ability to avoid pullout”
The fact I laughed at that shows what a child I am 😂
I’m glad I’m not alone
Bulbous bowels got me too 🤣🤣🤣😂🤣😂😂🤣🤣 omg he said it so many times!!!
Children
@@benb9151 so grown up
A problem many of us can suffer from... 😂
"Foundering" means sinking. Stranding" or "grounding" would be more apt. Otherwise, great video.
Wow. The Suez Canal is like a single track railroad with passing sidings, passing trains on schedule without stopping.
thanks, the best explanaton i've seen.
The sizes and tonnages of these monsters defy imagination. The heaviest ships like the Ever Given weigh 400,000 metric tons or even more. That's 4 times the tonnage of the USS Nimitz class aircraft carriers. There were a couple of 70m yachts around, and even them were dwarves compared to monsters of the seas, the biggest yacht being around 1,100 metric ton.
As a former Suez Canal Engineer and son of a Pilot on the Canal, I would like to give you my explanation of the incident: The ship was hit by a wind gust at the port side towards the bow of the ship and the vessel headed to the right and dug the front "Bulb" in the sand. Due to the momentum of the vessel and until the propulsion was stopped, the stern of the ship headed to the left and hit the west bank of the Canal. The pilot could not have stopped the incident because of the sequence of events.
im so glad no containers were harmed in the making of this video
I'm sure a lot of people were anxiously anticipating a Practical Engineering video on this. I wouldn't be surprised if this is the video that gets the channel above 2 million subs.
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This helps explain why I waited so long for my airtags
I didn’t realize that a ship in a canal was so complicated.
The size of those ships is massive!
Cargo ships and cruise ships also require a trained helms(wo)man to navigate on the St-Lawrance river. When I was working security at the port, I would sometimes catch radio communication between the port authorities and the ship as they made a pilot swap, or warned each other about work being done.
According to the company that did the rescue: "The rescue was not that hard. The problem was that it happened in the middle of nowhere and the tools needed were a few days from the position of the ship. If it happened in the North Sea, it probably could be resolved in a matter of hours".
Oh that actually makes the most sense. I just thought the whole channel was inhabited, but it does seem quite long. They will probably station excavators in intervals from now on.
@@starrychloe excavators didn’t really play a role in getting it unstuck. Underwater dredges and ocean going tugboats did the trick.
I’m not a hydrologist but work in the water engineering sector. Found this most interesting. 👍👍👍
Video title: What Really Happened in the Suez Canal.
Also in video: they're still investigating what happened...
I don't think he did a bad job explaining the ramifications of the collision with the wall of the canal though, whatever the original cause for the loss of steering.
Another comprehensive video at this channel
I really like how you highlighted the name of the ship to avoid any misunderstanding. Great work in explaining the topic from start to end.
It's almost like smart people do smart stuff a lot.
@@brokentombot It's almost like people mistakenly believe that the Evergreen is the ship's name because it's on the side of the ship in 1 billion font.
@@gns942 I happen to follow logistics a little and know that. But I can see how a normal person would be confused
Thank you for your brilliant explanation. You are a brilliant communicator! I'm often the one person that is thrilled by such detailed technical information, within a crowd of voices shouting "who cares, it's fixed." I'm thrilled to have the opportunity to hear your channel. I just subscribed. Thank you for sharing your brain.
The resemblance of his little boat and the Ever Given is uncanny! 😂😂😂
He was demonstrating the flat Earth theory and what happens at the edge :)
@William West (student) 5:40
I want to learn more about this "Ability to resist pull-out"
Archeon the Everchosen: I will sow chaos!
The Evergiven: hold my cargo.