Catch up locals' news in English
2021-03-29T20:00:07.397Z
Getting through a canal like Suez requires a great deal of knowledge, not least about currents that arise in small passages. The so-called "banking effect" is one of all factors that can affect. - Simply explained, it can be said that the water currents create different pressures along the ship's side and this in turn can create a suction force that causes the ship to be sucked in one direction so that you end up in an involuntary turn, says sea captain Ellinor Brandt.
Ellinor Brandt, went through the Suez Canal just a few weeks ago, then as second mate on the approximately 150 meter long oil tanker Furevinga from China to Rotterdam.
- I would not say that it is easy to lose control of a ship like that, because when you drive through a canal it is very focused and you are extra manned on the bridge.
Hear Ellinor Brandt tell more in the clip above.
Source: svt
