I noticed this myself and checked all the wind speeds and directions on many of the timestamped data points - the wind was the same and from the same direction the whole time - no reason for the wind to cause this.
Tides might cause this, but I'm not familiar with the tidal currents and how they change in the canal.
What I will say is that this isn't how the ship has been moving 'at anchor' overnight during the last week or so that I've been keeping an eye on it.
Of course, ships this big probably have a stern anchor too, although nothing is obvious in the pics. Still, they should be able to keep it from spinning. Seems very strange. Maybe they needed a wind change due to the smell. Hmmm............
I noticed this myself and checked all the wind speeds and directions on many of the timestamped data points - the wind was the same and from the same direction the whole time - no reason for the wind to cause this.
Tides might cause this, but I'm not familiar with the tidal currents and how they change in the canal.
What I will say is that this isn't how the ship has been moving 'at anchor' overnight during the last week or so that I've been keeping an eye on it.
Of course, ships this big probably have a stern anchor too, although nothing is obvious in the pics. Still, they should be able to keep it from spinning. Seems very strange. Maybe they needed a wind change due to the smell. Hmmm............
Current flows from the med to the Red Sea
That sounds like it would be unlikely to push a boat round in a circle, even if it's on using one anchor.
Agreed