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Compare the red/black line on the ship's hull and the water line. Under normal conditions, the red/black line is parallel to the water across the length of the

Compare the red/black line on the ship's hull and the water line. Under normal conditions, the red/black line is parallel to the water across the length of the ship: https://www.google.com/search?q=evergreen+ever+given&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjVg6uXmcjvAhUcIDQIHctmDLcQ_AUoA3oECAEQBQ&biw=1313&bih=749 https://www.google.com/search?q=evergreen+ever+given&source=... In this picture of the ship stuck in the Suez, the red/black line appears to tilt noticeably upwards towards the bow: https://twitter.com/marceldirsus/status/1374480496789393412 https://twitter.com/marceldirsus/status/1374480496789393412 If this isn't some sort of optical illusion, the bow of the ship appears runaground by quite a bit.

kerpele 6y ago
I’m not a ship engineer but I do know that ships are not built to be suspended from the ends. I guess in the worst case the hull breaks which would mean the canal to be blocked for quite a while.
- herendin2 6y ago
  That's usually only a real problem when the ship is suspended in the air, between wavetops. This one is still in the water, though maybe it has a little less support in the center than normal
- jjk166 6y ago
  Ships actually are designed to be suspended from the ends. Ocean going vessels are going to experience wave crests which can be any length apart, including the full length of the ship.
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mixmax 6y ago
All ships of this size have a number of large ballast tanks that they use to pump seawater in and out to compensate for placement of cargo. My guess would be that they've emptied the ballast tanks in the end that has run aground and filled them in the other end to rise the keel.
- testfoobar 6y ago
  That makes sense. I wonder though how much difference ballast rebalancing can make on this fully loaded ship.
flurdy 6y ago
The bulbous bow seems pretty jammed into the side https://twitter.com/jsrailton/status/1374597391463120896 https://twitter.com/jsrailton/status/1374597391463120896 It has gone in with some force.
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kerpele 6y ago

I’m not a ship engineer but I do know that ships are not built to be suspended from the ends. I guess in the worst case the hull breaks which would mean the canal to be blocked for quite a while.

herendin2 6y ago
That's usually only a real problem when the ship is suspended in the air, between wavetops. This one is still in the water, though maybe it has a little less support in the center than normal
jjk166 6y ago
Ships actually are designed to be suspended from the ends. Ocean going vessels are going to experience wave crests which can be any length apart, including the full length of the ship.

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mixmax 6y ago

All ships of this size have a number of large ballast tanks that they use to pump seawater in and out to compensate for placement of cargo. My guess would be that they've emptied the ballast tanks in the end that has run aground and filled them in the other end to rise the keel.

testfoobar 6y ago
That makes sense. I wonder though how much difference ballast rebalancing can make on this fully loaded ship.

flurdy 6y ago

The bulbous bow seems pretty jammed into the side https://twitter.com/jsrailton/status/1374597391463120896 https://twitter.com/jsrailton/status/1374597391463120896 It has gone in with some force.

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