I could see this as being the case, but if it was having mechanical issues wouldn't they have tugs guiding it through? Maybe it malfunctioned in the canal I dunno, but that would be a mechanical failure issue, not a "wind" issue.
Mechanical malfunction can be sudden. No tugs around and it all goes bad quite rapidly . Multiple tugs would be needed to move that ship. One is not going to do it.
You can see the ships position and all the tugs around it. Look to the north and south and take note of all the ships that are now backing up at both ends of the canal!
I could see this as being the case, but if it was having mechanical issues wouldn't they have tugs guiding it through? Maybe it malfunctioned in the canal I dunno, but that would be a mechanical failure issue, not a "wind" issue.
You never know what kerfuckery they might do.
Mechanical malfunction can be sudden. No tugs around and it all goes bad quite rapidly . Multiple tugs would be needed to move that ship. One is not going to do it.
Agreed. I'm not saying the wind wasn't blowing that day, but other things had to go wrong for the wind to be a factor.
Another factor is the current of the water !
Suez flows from the med to Red Sea. The whole thing is quite interesting and odd.
Zoom in here : https://www.vesselfinder.com/?imo=9811000
You can see the ships position and all the tugs around it. Look to the north and south and take note of all the ships that are now backing up at both ends of the canal!
That's a lot of tugs! and a huge backup as well! So let's play the conspiracy game, who would want to block up the Suez and why?