[soyrunner]

Egypt failed to keep the canal dredged. Desert sands are blown into the canal and it's the canal authority's duty to remove the sand and keep the canal bottom clear. The Ever Given was blown out of shape in a desert dust storm and hung up on mounds of sand. If kept properly dredged, after the storm was over the ship should have been able to move back into the center of the channel on its own but failed due to accumulated sand along the sides. The fees that would have paid for sufficient canal dredging went elsewhere.

[soyrunner]

Perhaps a UN audit of where the money for proper dredging went? It's not like the UN doesn't have any say. The first time the British and French fought on the same side since the 100 years war was under the UN and Dag Hammarskjöld when Egyptian zealots felt the ships were as legitimate targets for plunder as desert caravans.