A cargo ship with 12 crew members sank in the waters near Turkey. What factors may have caused this shipwreck?

When a ship is sailing on the sea, it may be shipwrecked and killed because of grounding, bad wind and heavy rain.

The ocean area accounts for 179% of the earth's surface area, which shows the vastness of the ocean. If you look at the earth from the moon, you will see the whole ocean if the angle is right. Looking around, the sea is full of water. Still salty and bitter, completely inedible.

Through archaeological discoveries, human beings had sailing activities as early as the late Neolithic period. In the 4th century AD, the Greeks sailed from Marseille to the North Estuary, which was the earliest recorded voyage in the West.

Archaeological findings from Oracle Bone Inscriptions show that as early as the Shang Dynasty, ships made of wooden boards appeared in China, which gradually became ships with sails with the wind, and accumulated a rich knowledge system of seasonal changes of the wind.

From the initial simple hollowing out of tree trunks as boats, tying boards and reeds as boats, to powerful large ships and warships with sails and paddles, and now to electrified ships and submarines made of steel; From the beginning, people can only rely on the sky, and now compass, compass, satellite positioning and so on, people's curiosity, exploration and research on the ocean have never stopped.

Ships sailing at sea are bound to be tested by the sea. Bad stormy weather is the first test given by the sea.

Unlike land, there are no mountains and forests at sea that can stop strong winds or weaken or slow down the power of storms. If there is a strong wind in Ma Pingchuan, it will bring a series of bad weather reactions. Strong winds will bring heavy rains and huge waves. Major shipwrecks at sea are generally caused by this bad weather. It is difficult for a ship to sail on the rough sea, and it is easy to be overturned by the waves, which is basically a tragedy of shipwreck death.

There are many reefs hidden in the sea around some offshore areas or islands, which is another test for coastal ships. These reefs are hidden in the sea and are widely distributed, ranging from tens of meters to several kilometers wide. After thousands of years of seawater erosion, these coral reefs will become very hard. If the ship hits a rock, the bottom of the ship may be damaged or broken. Seawater can easily flood into the hull under pressure, causing the ship to sink.

Ancient ships were generally simple and light, and grounding was not a problem for them. However, in order to be safe, firm and durable, modern sailboats are generally in the order of several tons and have a large displacement. The sea water ebbs and flows, and the depth of the sea water at high tide in the same place is quite different from that at low tide, and the seabed near the sea is soft sand, which can't bear heavy objects. If you run aground, you will get stuck in it. We often see whales or large marine life stranded on the beach, but it is difficult for people to move these creatures into the sea because they are too heavy and the beach is too soft to function. Stranding may also bring considerable impact, damage to the hull and danger to the crew.

There is also a fire, the ship's equipment and instruments can't be repaired, which leads to the loss of control of the ship, the explosion of the goods transported on board, or the crew's failure to operate according to the specifications, all of which may be the causes of the shipwreck. Therefore, when sailing far from land at sea, safety responsibility must be put in the first place.