A ship that long, and 200' tall with a "sail effect" on all that sidewall amounts to how much horse power in a 40 mph wind ? Even with Super Computer programs it all comes down to the side screws, and rudder trying to overcome a push by the wind at high speed with little time to take affect in a narrow channel. Otherwise the only other answer is that the Captain just drove that ship into the bank. Also get your facts straight. The cost of 40 million an hour is hundreds of ships sitting blocked, the loss of revenue to the Canal, and world trade ! Your grabbing at straws, and looking at shadows.
First the wind.
Not buying a ridiculous cover story like "the wind did it" when the area is always windy and no ship has ever been grounded by wind in that canal in over 100 years. The computer should have corrected any wind induced navigational errors faster than "instantly."
Further 40 mph winds mean "Twigs and small branches are broken from trees, walking is difficult" according to the Beaufort Wind Scale http://marinewaypoints.com/marine/wind.shtml
This is an OCEAN GOING container ship, the largest in the world, there is no way a wind that breaks "twigs" is going to run it aground. That is your straw, your shadow.
400 million
I stand corrected, I read a quote saying that the work was costing 400/million an hour and misunderstood the reference.
That ship is nowhere like ships in the past 100 years. It is also unlike the vast number of ships today. But whatever. I just find it amusing that you think massive ships respond instantaneously to course corrections like a Formula 1 car. They start course changes miles in advance. They are long, and heavy and far from responsive. The reason they need several tug boats in port.
A ship that long, and 200' tall with a "sail effect" on all that sidewall amounts to how much horse power in a 40 mph wind ? Even with Super Computer programs it all comes down to the side screws, and rudder trying to overcome a push by the wind at high speed with little time to take affect in a narrow channel. Otherwise the only other answer is that the Captain just drove that ship into the bank. Also get your facts straight. The cost of 40 million an hour is hundreds of ships sitting blocked, the loss of revenue to the Canal, and world trade ! Your grabbing at straws, and looking at shadows.
First the wind. Not buying a ridiculous cover story like "the wind did it" when the area is always windy and no ship has ever been grounded by wind in that canal in over 100 years. The computer should have corrected any wind induced navigational errors faster than "instantly."
Further 40 mph winds mean "Twigs and small branches are broken from trees, walking is difficult" according to the Beaufort Wind Scale http://marinewaypoints.com/marine/wind.shtml
This is an OCEAN GOING container ship, the largest in the world, there is no way a wind that breaks "twigs" is going to run it aground. That is your straw, your shadow.
400 million I stand corrected, I read a quote saying that the work was costing 400/million an hour and misunderstood the reference.
That ship is nowhere like ships in the past 100 years. It is also unlike the vast number of ships today. But whatever. I just find it amusing that you think massive ships respond instantaneously to course corrections like a Formula 1 car. They start course changes miles in advance. They are long, and heavy and far from responsive. The reason they need several tug boats in port.
I find it equally amusing that you think a wind that breaks twigs moves ocean going ships.
OMG. Think about what you just said ! Think real hard. Goodby I'm done.