Reconstruction of various navigational scenarios of the «Ever Given» ship, including grounding in the Suez Canal using the bridge simulator with up-to-date electronic navigation charts

Abstract

The Suez Canal is the largest maritime shipping traffic thoroughfare in the world. The global cargo turnover accounts for 10-12%. Theaccident occurred on March 23, 2021 with the container ship "Ever Given", blocking the Suez Canal. It fully paralyzed shipping traffic in the region and caused enormous damage to the economy. Reconstruction of various navigational scenarios of the containership, including grounding based on the bridge simulator, allowed examination of navigation and developing recommendations to prevent similar accidents in the future. Within the limits of the research,the authors used electronic navigation charts S-57 with up-to-date information on the accident time, a similar model of containership and hydro-meteorologic conditions in the bridge simulator’s session.An assessment of the risk of grounding a container ship has been carried out using the method of Bayesian trust networks.