Strong winds may not be enough to explain the grounding of a ultra large containership in the Suez Canal.
Experts have indicated a hydrodynamic phenomenon known as the bank effect may have played a role in the grounding of the 20,288-teu Ever Given (built 2018).
The weather at the time, which included strong gusts, have been cited as the key factor behind the grounding of the Shoei Kisen-owned boxship.
