What Happened to Ever Given | Final Report Released by Panama Maritime Authority

I think the goal of investigative agencies reports is to highlight contributing factors, not assign Blame.

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This reminds me of a story recounted to me by a Chesapeake Bay pilot: he came aboard a Korean-crewed vessel. The Master was the only individual with even a word of English. Crew members kept running on and off the bridge with much jabbering and gesticulating, and the pilot’s attempts to figure out what might be going on was met only with a repeated stony “Everthing OK” from the Master.

Pilots were clearly not up to the level of training and experience required to support the navigation of the Ever Given through the Suez Canal. I find no fault with the Captain.

Sounds as bad as swerving down the road in the car or, better yet, drifting down the road. lmao Why anyone thought this would work is just beyond me, but I guess we've all done things kind of like this at some point in our lives.

It seems like they're saying that while the master is in charge of the ship ultimately, it was not entirely possible to fulfill that responsibility because of the pilots speaking in Arabic. It didn't even have to be an issue of not understanding Arabic either. I speak several languages and the hardest part is switching between languages, which makes translation hard even though you know exactly what both parties are saying. Even when you go simply from talking in one language to talking another without having to translate, at least for me, it seems like one's brain has to switch gears a bit and this takes more effort than simply coming up with the next thing you're going to say in a single language.

A funny story about this: I was living in Peru and my mom, who spoke English but not Spanish, was coming to visit me. I had basically been speaking nothing but Spanish for many months and I was yapping in Spanish with my friends while we were waiting for my mom at the airport. Apparently, her doctors had recommended that she wear a pressure garment on one of her arms for the plane ride so she came off the plane with what looked like a big bandage. In my mind, all I am thinking is that I'm going to ask her what happened but, since I had been speaking in Spanish, I ended up expressing this in Spanish. It was only my mom's confused look and the raucous laughter of my friends that made me realize I hadn't switched into English! When you get good at any language, you are simply saying an idea that tends to be more of a concept than words when it's still in your head. My brain was in Spanish mode and so Spanish came out. lol

Something else I noticed is that some of the problems that lead to the Evergiven getting stuck seem to be a little bit similar to things that have caused planes to crash so maybe some of the safety lessons can be transferred between both industries. For every kind of vehicle and, even if you're walking, wind shear can take you places that you do not intend to go. There are also effects that occur when a plane gets close to the ground that sound similar to those exerted by the bank and the bottom for ships. I'm not a pilot and, as is evident from my story below, I'm also not a ship's captain, but I've taken a bit of physics and it seems like these phenomena are similar in that friction causes them, whether it's between air molecules and a craft or between water molecules and a craft.

Communication is another big thing and English is also the official aviation language. Unfortunately, English isn't the easiest language to learn so we are fortunate to have learned it as babies. But it is important that everyone be proficient in both speaking English and understanding the various accents of other people speaking English. Most importantly, people should ask for clarification if they don't understand something that has been said because things can be rephrased or spoken more slowly but the tendency is for people to kind of understand and then be too embarrassed to seek clarification. This is okay when you're in a country trying to pick up the language but you have to know exactly what's being said when it's a matter of safety like is for ship and plane operation abroad. In aviation, there are some standard terms used so that helps and perhaps this already exists in shipping as well.

I think, when it comes to going through these narrow canals in bad weather, it might be good to enact an international rule kind of like how pilots of planes are allowed to go around or divert to another airport with no risk to their jobs when they determine it's a matter of safety. Pilots are also allowed to do damn near anything they need to do if they declare an emergency. Even though I haven't heard of anything but commerce being hurt by the Evergiven corking up the waterway, it's still a matter of safety and if you're anchored and the wind is literally blowing you around like a dick, the captain ought to be able to decide to wait before trying to pass through a narrow canal. There should be a plan that gives ships a buffer so that they can take several extra days if need be. Delays happen all the time with flights and it's often those private pilots who decide to go in bad weather anyway who find themselves smashed into the ground by the inclement weather. It doesn't do anyone any good to be early on your trip but to not make it to your destination. Moving things and people from one place to another takes time and involves a number of unknowns during the trip so companies ought to plan accordingly instead of pressuring their employees to get there at a certain time on a certain day. It's not like people wouldn't be doing their best if they had that kind of leeway to get there safely.

Anyway, I don't want to sound like Stockton Rush and say that everything aviation relates precisely to everything in the sea because water is clearly thicker and heavier than air and that must be taken into account or no lesson learned from aviation will help with shipping and the same is true going from shipping to flying. The human flaws seem to happen in both and the physics of a craft's interaction with the ground when it gets close enough to it, plus the interaction with the wind, seem like they could be modified based on the different mediums you're traveling through but the general lessons might be mutually beneficial. Probably this has already happened, though, and I would have no idea since I only have a driver's license (albeit for both cars and motorcycles). Those were just some things I noticed having watched many more documentaries on aviation disasters than on shipping ones.

1 page off of being nice.

It would be fascinating to see a comparison of the recording from Maersk Denver vs Evergiven. I think it’s safe to assume that the master of Maersk Denver was a bit more “hands on”

It’s plainly clear here that the Suez Canal authority is trying to shield responsibility from their own Egyptian pilots. I truly believe they are responsible for the grounding.

First question, why would they drug test crew and not the harbor pilots? Drug test makes no sense at all. Do they have tugboats to assist ships? Do they check weather reports before entering channel? Who did they say was the blame for this crash?

vacum under the the ship in high speed, and you loose the vsteering. The ship will turn Port and SB bay it selvf

With all of the discussions of SCA pilot bribery, avoidance of blame, speaking only Arabic on the bridge and ship impoundment for a 900 million ransom – this region is still almost the same after 200 years. The Barbary Coast – without the openly acknowledged slavery component.

Logistics. Transportation. SUPPLY CHAIN

did any of the islams lose their heads, as they deserved to have happen?

2.5 years. Really tells you all you need to know about the organization.

Surprisingly interesting. Thanks for the insights.

Why is panama releasing this i thought this happened in the sueZ

If I had been the master of Ever Given, the first time the pilot gave a hard-over order to the helm, I'd have told him to "sit down and shut up."

I, like many thousands of other young naval officers made 2 transits through the Suez Canal, mine on a 300-foot seaplane tender. Every time one of our big aircraft carriers uses the canal I wait and wonder, even though carriers have more ability to maneuver. I was on an Essex class carrier that crossed the "T" with a pier, with Navy tugs trying to help – due to high winds and our great "sail area." I do enjoy analyses of situations like this and how to prevent the next one. One piece of advice from a more senior J.O. while serving my first OOD watches was, when it's quiet, think of situations that could come up on your watch, and what actions would you take. It's scary! Play the same game with the rest of the bridge watch. That was long ago, but guess what, I think that same way when driving, walking or wherever I am. It's Ingrained! In 1967 that same seaplane tender went home via Cape Hope because of the 7-day war, when the Suez Canal was plugged up. LKW