Mini 'Suez canal crisis' when 260ft cargo ship got wedged in British river may have been caused by 'lapse in concentration' by trainee pilot, report says

A miniature 'Suez Canal crisis' that occurred on a British river may have been the result of a 'lapse of concentration' by the trainee pilot, an official report has concluded. Her bow and stern ended up on opposite banks, echoing the 2021 Ever Given accident, when the 1,300ft container ship drifted across the entire width of the Suez Canal in Egypt, blocking the vital shipping route for six days. Baltic Arrow was heading up the River Nene in Cambridgeshire in June when she ran aground The 260ft cargo vessel's bow and stern ended up on opposite banks Initial attempts to free the 22-year-old vessel failed and Baltic Arrow was eventually refloated with the assistance of two tugs during evening flood tide at 9.50pm – more than 13 hours later The incident on June 25 'probably' started as a result of 'some bank effect' – a phenomenon where a ship's stern swings towards the bank of a river or other narrow waterway due to the asymmetrical flow of water around the vessel which can cause pressure variations and other effects. Initial attempts to free the 22-year-old vessel failed and Baltic Arrow was eventually refloated with the assistance of two tugs during evening flood tide at 9.50pm – more than 13 hours later. The incident on June 25 'probably' started as a result of 'some bank effect' – a phenomenon where a ship's stern swings towards the bank of a river or other narrow waterway due to the asymmetrical flow of water No one was injured and the ship was undamaged in the incident, which happened when there were calm waters with good visibility The incident on the River Nene echoed he 2021 Ever Given accident, when the 1,300ft container ship drifted across the entire width of the Suez Canal in Egypt, blocking the vital shipping route for six days No one was injured and the ship was undamaged in the incident, which happened when there were calm waters with good visibility.