Ever Given

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Ever Given
The Ever Given in the port of Rotterdam, March 2020
The Ever Given in the port of Rotterdam, March 2020
Ship data
flag PanamaPanama Panama
Ship type Container Ship
class Evergreen 20,000 TEU type
Callsign H3RC
home port Panama
Owner Shoei Kisen Kaisha
Shipping company Evergreen Marine
Shipyard Imabari Shipbuilding , Marugame, Japan
Build number S-1833
Keel laying December 25, 2015
Launch May 9, 2018
Machine system
machine 1 × Mitsui diesel engine
Machine
performanceTemplate: Infobox ship / maintenance / service format 		59,300 kW (80,626 hp)
Top
speed 		21.10  kn (39  km / h )
propeller 1 × fixed propeller
Ship dimensions and crew
length
399.94 m ( Lüa )
386.95 m ( Lpp )
width 58.8 m
Side height 32.9 m
Draft max. 15.7 m
measurement 219,079 GT / 99,155 NRZ
 
crew 25 people
Transport capacities
Load capacity 198,886 dwt
Container 20,124 TEU
miscellaneous
Classifications American Bureau of Shipping
Registration
numbers 		IMO no. 9811000

The Ever Given is a container ship of the Evergreen 20,000 TEU type . The container ships of this type are among the largest in the world. The owner is the Japanese leasing company Shoei Kisen Kaisha , a subsidiary of the largest Japanese shipyard, Imabari Shipbuilding . The in Panama registered ship from the Taiwanese shipping company Evergreen Marine operated and Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) bereedert , a subsidiary of Schulte Group in Hamburg.

The ship achieved worldwide fame when it ran aground in the Suez Canal on March 23, 2021 and blocked the canal for almost a week.

Accidents

2019 Blankenese

On February 9, 2019, Ever Given near the port of Hamburg brushed against the 25-meter-long Finkenwerder ferry of HADAG, which was moored at the Blankenese jetty and severely damaged it. Two minutes after the collision, a driving ban on the Elbe was imposed due to strong winds . (Coordinate: ⊙ )

2021 Suez Canal

On March 23, 2021, Ever Given was en route from Yangshan to Rotterdam in the Suez Canal between the canal entrance at Suez and the bitter lakes when she ran aground at 07:40 a.m. local time , turned to the side and blocked the canal . (Coordinate: ⊙ )

The ship blocks the Suez Canal, March 2021
Location of the accident on OpenSeaMap

Evergreen Marine named unexpectedly strong winds as the reason for the agglomeration. According to the company Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement, there were two pilots on board. According to the media, the contractual responsibility for damage from accidents in the Suez Canal lies with the captain of the ship in question.

The ship was fifth in a convoy heading north, with fifteen ships behind when it ran aground. As this happened in a section of the canal with only one fairway, traffic was blocked in both directions, resulting in a congestion of over 300 ships and a daily loss of cargo worth over nine billion US dollars . The companies Nippon Salvage Co. from Japan and Smit Internationale from the Netherlands were commissioned with the recovery .

As of March 25, 2021 in addition to several smugglers who worked cutting-head suction-backhoe Mashhour of the Suez Canal Authority from obtaining the container ship again.

Speaking at a news conference on March 27, Admiral Osama Rabie, chairman of the SCA, said weather conditions were “not the main reasons” for the ship to bottom out, adding, “There may have been technical or human errors ... all of these factors will become clear in the investigation. "

Position of the Ever Given for inspection in the Great Bitter Lake on OpenSeaMap

On March 29, 2021 around 3 p.m. local time, the Ever Given was exposed again during spring floods with the help of excavators and tugs and made ready to drive. The ship was brought to the Great Bitter Lake for inspection with the help of a tug . After the canal had been checked for possible damage, shipping was resumed at 7 p.m. local time. By that day, the number of ships waiting to cross the canal had risen to around 370 according to the canal authority. On April 3, the canal authority announced that the backlog of numerous ships had been resolved. The last 61 of a total of 422 ships waiting in traffic jams would have passed the Suez Canal from both sides.

The ship was examined for damage and technical defects in the Great Bitter Lake. The examinations ended on April 14, 2021. After the closure of the canal ended, the canal authority announced a claim for damages for the cost of exempting the ship and the loss of revenue. The ship was confiscated to secure the claim, which eventually amounted to around 900 million US dollars. It is being held in the Great Bitter Lake , including its cargo and crew .

End of April 2021 announced the cruise line with the general average to a redistribution of damage and commissioned a London law firm with the recovery of guarantee to their customers. At the same time, the shipping company appealed against the seizure of the ship to an Egyptian court.

Web links

Commons : Ever Given  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
 Wikinews: Damaged container ship blocks Suez Canal  - message

Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ Jon Gambrell: Massive cargo ship turns sideways, blocks Egypt's Suez Canal . In: The Seattle Times , March 23, 2021. 
  3. ↑ a b EVER GIVEN. American Bureau of Shipping , accessed March 24, 2021 .
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  9. ↑ Nina Gessner: Freighter rams ferry in Hamburg-Blankenese: Did the strong wind cause the Elbe crash? In: mopo.de . February 10, 2019, accessed March 24, 2021 .
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  11. ^ Tyler Dawson: Why we shouldn't blame the pilot of the container ship stuck in Suez Canal. In: nationalpost.com . March 25, 2021, accessed March 27, 2021 .
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  14. ↑ How to Dislodge a 200,000-Ton Ship From a Canal Wall. In: bloomberg.com . March 24, 2021, accessed March 25, 2021 .
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  18. ↑ "Ever Given" is running again - the blockade in the Suez Canal lifted. In: spiegel.de . March 29, 2021, accessed March 29, 2021 .
  19. ↑ MV EVER GIVEN successfully re-floated. Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement , March 29, 2021, accessed on March 29, 2021 (English, press release): “Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) as technical manager of the container ship EVER GIVEN (IMO: 9811000) can confirm that the ship will be on March 29th Was safely made afloat again at around 1500 local time in 2021. BSM would like to thank everyone involved, including the Suez Canal Authority, SMIT Salvage and the crew on board, who worked tirelessly to free the ship and restore navigability in the Suez Canal. "
  20. ↑ Charlene Gubash: Suez Canal reopened after giant cargo ship successfully refloated (en-US) . In: NBC News , NBC Universal, March 29, 2021. 
  21. ^ Canal service provider says container ship in Suez set free . March 29, 2021. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  22. ^ Traffic in Suez Canal resumes after stranded ship refloated - Business and Economy News . March 29, 2021. Retrieved March 29, 2021: “The ship came out intact and it has no problems. We've just searched the bottom and soil of the Suez Canal and thankfully it is sound and has no issues, and ships will pass through it today "
  23. ↑ Congestion at the Suez Canal resolved
  24. ↑ Mike Schuler: Ever Given Updates from the Ship Manager - Ship Arrest 'Extremely Disappointing'. gCaptain, April 14, 2021, accessed April 18, 2021 .
  25. ↑ "Ever Given" is not allowed to leave the Suez Canal. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, April 2, 2021, accessed on April 2, 2021 .
  26. ^ Egypt May Seek $ 1 Billion in Damages for Suez Canal Crisis. In: Bloomberg.com. April 1, 2021, accessed April 3, 2021 .
  27. ↑ "Ever Given" -Havarie in the Suez Canal: Egypt calls for 900 million US dollars in damages. Der Spiegel, April 14, 2021, accessed on April 14, 2021 .
  28. ↑ Claus Hecking: "Ever Given": What happened to the ship that was stranded in the Suez Canal? In: Der Spiegel. Retrieved April 25, 2021 .
  29. ^ After the "Ever Given" accident: Shipping company customers should also contribute to accident costs. Retrieved May 1, 2021 .
  30. ↑ Claus Hecking: After the Suez Canal blockade: "Ever Given" owners pass costs on to freight customers. In: Der Spiegel. Retrieved May 1, 2021 .