I honestly thought the canal was wider and something like this couldn't occur.
I also have a complete misperception as to just how big container ships really are. I didn't think they were that huge.
Re: The OFFICIAL Trouble in the Suez Thread
Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2021 10:51 pm
by A_B
Johnnie wrote: ↑Sat Mar 27, 2021 10:49 pm
I honestly thought the canal was wider and something like this couldn't occur.
I also have a complete misperception as to just how big container ships really are. I didn't think they were that huge.
They weren’t when the canal was built!
Re: The OFFICIAL Trouble in the Suez Thread
Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2021 11:01 pm
by brian
Going through the Panama Canal a few years ago was one of the highlights of my life. We were on one of the newer cruise ships so we even got to go through the Panamax locks.
I had no idea that ever happened. Thanks for the link.
Re: The OFFICIAL Trouble in the Suez Thread
Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2021 6:53 am
by Rex
At some point during quarantine, I got on a container ship kick and watched whatever I could find on them. This is a good starting point. There's way more out there:
When they go down into the belly is one of the craziest visuals I've ever seen.
A little late in the game, but I watched a fairly nerdy YouTube episode that explained how this happened and it's actually pretty fascinating.
Very long story short, this ship is one of the largest models* and creates a special kind of wake/turbulence situation when in the canal that essentially sucked it over to the side. I had just thought the captain fucked up or the navigation equipment farted out.
(* - Ship is so large, it can't go through the Panama Canal.)