Synopsis

On March 23, 2021, the bow of the enormous container ship Ever Given slammed into the Suez Canal bank, bringing global supply chains to a standstill. The question arose: what had gone amiss? The ensuing drama of freeing the vessel, and the subsequent investigation into this exceptionally costly shipping incident, unfolded before the world. Maritime experts now study other recent accidents, striving to understand how such catastrophic events might be averted.