The giant ship ran aground and led to the collapse of the Suez Canal – the most important trade route along which, among other things, cargo with oil and gas is transported. Bloomberg writes about it.
The congestion that formed after the container ship Ever Given ran aground caused at least a hundred vessels to “stall”. Bloomberg notes that this happened “by accident”, due to the fact that the ship deviated from the course. The reason for the deviation is a sudden strong wind, according to the Taiwanese company Evergreen Line.
According to the vessel operator Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement, the crew is not in danger. According to the latest information, there are no casualties on the ship, the water area is not polluted. The Ever Given was sailing from China to Rotterdam (Netherlands).
In June 2020, the Russian trawler Kokshaisk ran aground in Norway. Then it was reported that the helmsman could fall asleep and accidentally send the ship aground. The captain of one of the nearby ships, Edmund Johnsen, said that this is indicated by a slight list at the trawler.
