I was a US Civilian Mariner (aka merchant marine) for 16 years or so and a licensed officer for the last 4 years. I recently changed professions due to a welcome addition to my family that I can't bear to leave for months at a time! I'm not here to tell you the Ever Given situation isn't meaningful, I think it is. What I can do is tell you what it's like to live and work in the industry, share my training and experience with large ocean going vessels. Basically I'd like to help dispel nonsense so we can all get to the truth and look good doing it!
I just got off work and I'm starting my weekend, so I'll be back to answer any questions after a good sleep.
Can ships be hacked remotely as this article suggests?
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1247796/china-news-royal-navy-huawei-cold-war-world-war-3-donald-trump
No. I didn't read the article, but no. We were lucky to keep things running with a lot of human intervention!
But the ever given is a much newer ship than I'm used to. I still doubt it... Kind of like asking if someone can remote control your car...
I recall a Q post, which suggested that modern cars, ships and planes could be controlled remotely via their onboard computers. The implication was that the computer hardware contained a "back door" entry point.
You'd still need some kind of mechanical actuator to country control the cars or what have you. People would notice the weird extra hardware.
Preventing the car from running that way would be possible...