despite good planning in the world of shipping things can go wrong very wrong and these mishaps can cause companies exorbitant amounts of money so in today's video we're going to take a look at 15 of the most expensive shipping mistakes in history starting with number 15 the everg given in March of 2021 the everg given a 1300 ft 224,000 ton container ship blocked the Suz Canal for 6 days causing a significant disruption to global trade buffeted by strong winds on March 23rd The Vessel ran ground wedging itself in the canal and halting all traffic technical or human errors were considered as factors in the obstruction which occurred south of the Canal's two-channel section leaving no alternative route for the other ships by March 28th around 369 ships were queuing with an estimated $9. 6 billion worth of trade stranded on March 29th the everg given was partially refloated and moved about 80% into the correct direction though the bow remained stuck until final Liberation by Egyptian Dutch and Italian tugs on the same day 14 tugboats were employed at high tide for the dislodging and the ship after being freed moved under toe towards the great Bitter Lake for technical inspection the sus Canal was confirmed undamaged and shipping resumed on March 29th however on April 13th the Egyptian government impounded The Vessel when its owner and insurers refused the demanded billion dooll compensation a formal settlement was eventually reached in July allowing the everg given to set sail on July 7th stopping for inspections at Port Sade before continuing on to its original destination the port of roddom following the incident the Egyptian government announced plans to widen the narrower sections of the canal yeah thank God for that number 14 the MV Reena the MV Reena a 3,351 2ot equivalent unit container ship owned by Greek Shipping Company costamare Incorporated face to see series of events leading to a significant environmental disaster originally named Zim America and built in 1990 the ship underwent several renamings with its final name being Reena under the ownership of Dana Shipping Company since 2010 it measured 774 ft in length and had a width of 106 ft on October 5th 2011 at 2:20 a. m.
while on route from Napier to Tanga the arena ran our ground on the astrolab reef off the Bay of Plenty in New Zealand The Vessel carrying over 13 00 containers including eight with hazardous materials along with 1700 tons of heavy fuel oil and 200 tons of marine diesel encountered difficulties by October 9th a 3. 1 mile oil slick posed a threat to Wildlife and the Region's fishing Waters the situation worsened as oil reached the beach on October 10th bad weather on that night caused the ship to shift on the reef leading to the crews evacuation this movement resulted in additional damage causing 130 tons of oil to leak by October 11 11th spill was declared New Zealand's worst ever Maritime environmental Disaster by environment Minister Nick Smith on October 11th by October 13th the ship was listing by 20° and 88 of its 1300 containers had fallen into the sea number 13 the Costa Concordia Costa concordium a cruise ship operated by Costa ceri was the inaugural vessel of her class succeeded by sister ships Costa Serena Costa Pacifica Costa favosa and Costa fanosa along with Carnival Splendor for Carnival Cruise Line at 11 14,137 T Costa Concordia and her sister ships ranked among Italy's largest vessels upon entering service preceding the construction of the 13,000 gross ton dream class cruise ships measuring over 952 ft in length with a beam over 115 ft and a draft of 26 ft Costa Concordia featured a diesel electric power plant with six 12 cylinder mediums speeed diesel generating sets boasting a combined output of over 76 megaw on January 13th 2012 under the command of Captain Franchesco scatino the ship embarked on a seven night cruise from CIA Rome's Port amidst calm seas and overcast weather coasta Concordia collided with a rock off Italy's western coast about 54 nautical miles Northwest of Rome the impact caused a 174 ft long gash in the port side Hall affecting three compartments of the engine room this led to power losses propulsion failure and electrical system breakdown causing the vessel to take on water and list to the port side 24 minutes later strong winds pushed the ship back to Giglio Island where it grounded 550 yard north of Giglio Porto Village resting on its starboard side in Shallow Waters with much of the starboard side submerged while nearly half the ship remained above water there was a risk of it sinking entirely into a 230 ft deep trough number 12 MV wakashio MV wakashio a large capesize bulk carrier constructed by the universal ship building Corporation of Sue Japan was laid down in September 23rd 2004 launched on March 9th 2007 and delivered on May 30th 2007 with a dead weight tonnage of over 203,000 tons an overall length of 984 ft and a beam of 164 ft The Vessel was powered by a single diesel engine providing service speed of about 14. 5 knots on July 25th wakashio ran a ground on a coral reef but didn't immediately begin leaking oil oil leakage happened on August 6 prompting morius authorities to manage The Spill and minimize its impact efforts were made to isolate the environmentally sensitive coastal areas while seeking assistance from foreign countries to pump out an estimated 3,800 tons of very low sulfur fuel oil by August 10th approximately 1,000 metric tons of fuel had spilled with remaining oil on board ranging from 2500 to 3,00 metric tons on August 15th the ship broke up with 166 tons of fuel still inside cleanup efforts were hindered by 15 foot high waves after the split wakashio bow section was towed into the open ocean and scuttled on August 24th investigators revealed that the crew had been celebrating a sailor's birthday at the time of the grounding and had sailed near the shore for a Wi-Fi signal according to interviews with crew members however a local police squad disputed reports that the ship sailed close to land for a Wi-Fi signal stating that seeking a phone signal would not have required sailing so close to land the entire incident was a literal mess all thanks to some negligence number 11 mol Comfort the M Comfort aimian flagged post panamax container ship chartered by mitsui OS lines was initially launched as APL Russia in 2008 before being renamed MLL comfort in 2012 with an overall length of over 1,036 ft a molded beam of 150 ft and a fully laden draft of 47 ft the M Mo Comfort was categorized as a post panamax container ship too large to Transit the Panama Canal it had a gross tonnage of 86,2 tons a net tonnage of over 48,000 and a dead weight tonnage of 990,000 tons on June 17th 2013 M Mo Comfort experienced a crack amid ships about 200 nautical miles off the coast of Yemen in adverse weather conditions The Vessel eventually broke into two after after hogging on route from Singapore to jeda Saudi Arabia with a cargo of over 4,300 containers the crew of 26 abandoned ship and was rescued by three other container vessels after the structural failure both sections of M Mo Comfort remained afloat with most of the cargo intact drifting in an east-northeast Direction Smith Salvage Singapore was contracted to tow the sections to safety and on June 24th open oceangoing tugboats began Towing the bow section however water Ingress was reported on June 2 6 and the stern section sank the following day to a depth of 4,000 M the toe of the bow section broke free on July 2nd in bad weather but was reattached the next day a fire broke out in the rear of the bow section on July 6th and Salvage vessels sought help from the Indian coast guard Patrol boat samudra pahari by July 10th most of the 2400 containers on board had been destroyed by fire and the Damage bow section sank the next night to a depth of over 3,000 M the sinking incurred insurance claims between 300 to $400 Million number 10 the MV M honam the meis honam operated by meis line is a fully cellular container ship with a capacity of 15,20 Ft equivalent units its design includes a deck house positioned above 2/3 forward and to enhance visibility over container Stacks an engine room aft and container stowage in nine cargo holds as well as on the deck the ship measures over 1,100 ft in length overall with a moled beam of 17 5 ft and fully laden it draws nearly 50 ft of water the gross tonnage is over 153,000 a net tonnage of over 70,000 and a dead weight tonnage of over 162,000 Maris Kum is propelled by a single license built 8 cylinder low-speed cros head diesel engine producing over 54,000 KW and driving a single fixed pitch bronze propell arm on March 6 2018 around 245 GMT a significant fire erupted in the number three forward cargo hold of mar konum while the vessel was in the Arabian Sea approximately 900 nautical miles Southeast of salala Oman on route from Singapore to Suz the ship was carrying a cargo of over 7,800 containers and had a multinational crew of 27 despite the crew's attempts to extinguish the fire using the ship's CO2 fire suppression system and other firefighting equipment they were unable to do so a distress signal was sent at 355 GMT and the crew abandoned ship at around 515 GMT using the ship life rafts and one Lifeboat by March 9th the fire had reportedly been brought under control by the icgs shore and two offshore vessels the CSC Nelson and mein Volver while the Salvage operation team was led by Smith Salvage the controlled fire continued into April during which time the ship was towed to the port of jebal Ali for the unloading of intact cargo to recover costs the ship's owner declared a general average a long-standing principle requiring cargo owners to pay a fraction of their shipments value to to compensate for Salvage efforts the address salvaged is security amounted to about 42 1.
2% of cargo value with an additional 115% deposit resulting in owners of the remaining cargo needing to pay a total of 54% of their cargo's value before taking possession of it the ship alone cost $137 million to build number nine the SS Tor Canyon the SS Tory Canyon a remarkable LR2 Suez Max class oil tanker has an impressive cargo capacity of 120,000 tons of crude oil originally crafted by the Newport new ship building in the United States in 1959 she initially had a dead weight tonnage capacity of over 66,000 however her Maritime story took an intriguing turn when she underwent expansion by CBO heavy Industries in Japan transforming her into a vessel with an extended capacity of over 120,000 tons owned by Barracuda tanker Corporation a subsidiary of the Union Oil Company of California and registered in Liberia the SS Tor Canyon embarked on her final voyage under the charter of BP this colossal ship measuring over 970 ft in length 125 ft in the beam and with a draft of over 68 ft left the Kuwait National petrolum company Refinery and minia Kuwait on February 19th 1967 Laden with a full cargo of crude oil venturing on a journey that would later be etched in Maritime history the Tor Canyon reached the Canary Islands on March 14th with its destination set for Milford Haven in Wales however fate had other plans on March 18th The Vessel met its match when it struck Po's rock on sevenstones Reef nestled between the Cornish Mainland and the Isles of silly what ensued was a gripping Saga of a grounded ship gradually succumbing to the Relentless forces of the sea ultimately breaking apart several days later but here's where things get really crazy to get rid of the wreckage for good the Fleet air arm launched Blackburn Buccaneer planes orchestrating a breathtaking aerial spectacle their mission to release a barrage of 42 1,000lb bombs upon the beler as as Tor Canyon witnessing the explosive spectacle the Royal Air Force joined the Airborne theatrics by deploying Hawker Hunter jets in a mesmerizing display they dropped cans of aviation fuel onto the ship orchestrating a Symphony of Destruction to intensify the oil Blaze number eight the MV cougar Ace the MV cougar Ace a roll on rolloff car carrier vessel proudly bearing the Singapore flag was a maritime Marvel crafted by kanashi company toyohashi Japan and unveiled to the world in June 1993 the vessel is known for a few things first she set a Canadian record in 2005 when she delivered a staggering 5,214 automobiles but in 2006 she also listed from the point of no return on July 23rd 2006 The Vessel was in transit from Japan to Vancouver br British Columbia Tacoma Washington and California carrying a load of over 4,800 Vehicles while exchanging ballast water south of the uian islands it encountered stability issues resulting in a 60° list to Port there were reports of substantial waves hitting the vessel during the ballast transfer with unknown effects on its stability on July 24th the United States Coast Guard in the 176th wing of the Alaska Air National Guard successfully rescued the 23 crew members a Marine Salvage team from Titans Salvage arrived on July 30th 2006 led by Salvage Master Captain Rich khabib Titan Salvage towed The Vessel through SGA pass to the north side of the uan islands for weather protection using the tugboat sea Victory Gladiator and Emma FAL it was subsequently taken to Onalaska Island moing to Icicle Seafoods buoy the cougar a was rided and returned to the mitsui group on August 16th on August 25th it was towed to Portland Oregon for an inspection and repair moving on to number seven the MV tricolor the MV tricolor a 50,000 ton Norwegian flagged vehicle carrier gained notoriety for being involved in three collisions within a fortnight in the English Channel launched in 1987 as the noac sun The Vessel collided with Kiba a 1982 Bohemian flag containers ship on December 14th 2002 while on route from Belgium to the UK carrying nearly 3,000 automobiles trollar sank 17 natica miles north of the French Coast within the French exclusive economic zone remaining lodged on her side in the 30 m deep Waterway the wreck became a hazard to navigation due to its location where two lanes converged in the traffic separation scheme of the English Channel and the southern part of the North Sea as one of the busiest shipping lanes globally French authorities ordered the removal of the wreck in December 2002 deeming it a danger to shipping and the environment to mitigate the threat the wreck was initially guarded by the French Maritime police patrol boat p671 glaive HMS Angel sea and two Salvage vessels and three wreckage buoys despite warnings three guard ships and a lighted buoy the Dutch vessel Nicholas struck the wreck necessitating Towing subsequently the two Patrol ships and six additional buoys including one with a raccoon warning transporter were installed on January 1st 2003 the Turkish registered fuel carrier Vicki also struck the wreck but was freed by the rising tide so in response to these collisions the International Association of marine aids to navigate ation and Lighthouse authorities introduced a new type of buoy the emergency wreck buoy to Mark recent wrecks before permanent buoyage and chart updates the Salvage involves slicing the wreck into nine sections of 3,000 tons each using a carbide encrusted cutting cable the Salvage method was akin to the one employed in salvaging the Russian nuclear submarine k141 K number six the MS olivium the Tristan dunia island group hosting the world's second largest concentration of seabirds including over 65% of the endangered Northern rockhopper penguin population faced a severe environmental crisis on March 16th 2011 at 4:30 a. m. the 75,000 ton maltes freighter Olivia carrying soybeans from Santos Brazil to China ran a ground on Nightingale Island northwest corner less than 12 hours later The Vessel broke apart releasing over 300,000 gallons of heavy fuel oil around night Andale Island manufactured in China in 2009 the relatively new vessel was on route for from Brazil to China carrying a cargo of 65 metric tons of soybeans 12 crew members were rescued by the FF Edinburgh while the MV Prince Albert II Expedition team saved the remaining 10 hours later the Olivia broke apart the extreme remoteness of the islands with no airport and landing strip posed a significant challenge requiring a 5 to 7 Day journey across the rough Seas of Cape Town for assistance dealing with the oil spread proved even more challenging The Spill extended from nigh Andale Island to an inaccessible Island creating a vast area beyond the capacity of the limited staff the investigation report released by the maltes government in 2012 sheds light on the seemingly improbable Collision of the Olivia a modern ship barely 2 years old with the most remote inhabited island group globally despite being in compliance with regulations the Olivia lacked electronic chart display and information system a computer-based navigation system that electronically overlays the ship's position onto a nautical chart opting for the traditional method of plotting course in position on paper charts number five the Shell One the MV Shell One a Turkish bulk carrier with cargo destined for Gibralter became a center of Maritime incident when it ran a ground off bulber stand near table Bay in South Africa in the early hours of September 8th 2009 the 738 75,000 ton vessel registered under the flag of Malta faced engine failure and a snapped anchor chain amid strong Westerly winds carrying a cargo of over 30,000 tons of coal and 600 tons of heavy fuel oil the ship's Misfortune led to its grounding your Cape Town the incident triggered a swift response to rescue the 25 member Turkish crew 12 members were saved by the FF Edinburgh while the remaining team were rescued by the Expedition team of the MV Prince Albert II the extreme remoteness of the island group posed a significant challenge for Rescue and Rehabilitation efforts it's located about 1500 mi from Cape Town South Africa with no airport or Landing Strip they faced an unprecedented environmental crisis the peac meal dismantling of the wreck continued into April 2011 with samama indicating plans to weaken the hull using explosives the wreck a prominent eyes sore remained visible from beaches and tourist spots however a silver lining emerged as the Shipwreck unintentionally created straight sandbanks giving rise to waves enjoyed by the surfing Community Dolphin Beach previously lacking in wave quality became a popular surf spot hosting high-profile contests making for one odd ending number four the Stellar Daisy MV Stellar Daisy a South korean-owned very large or Carrier met a tragic Fate on March 31st 2011 in the South Atlantic off the coast of Uruguay during a voyage from Brazil to China the incident marked the sinking of the largest ship at Sea with a gross tonnage nearly twice that of any previously lost vessel Stellar Daisy a single deck cap- siiz vessel boasted an impressive overall length of 321 M and a beam of 58 M when fully lightened it drew 20.
