Suez Canal traffic ‘normal’ after stuck vessel refloated

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Suez Canal maritime traffic was “normal” after a Norwegian-owned cargo vessel ran aground but was then refloated and towed away, said the Egyptian authority running the vital waterway. | AFP

This picture on July 7, 2021 shows a view of the Panama-flagged MV ‘Ever Given’ container ship sailing along Egypt’s Suez Canal near the canal’s central city of Ismailia. AFP FILE PHOTO

ISMAILIA, Egypt — Suez Canal maritime traffic was “normal” Monday after a Norwegian-owned cargo vessel ran aground but was then refloated and towed away, said the Egyptian authority running the vital waterway. Tugboats “have begun towing the ship” which had suffered “a sudden technical failure” and was now being safely towed away for repairs, said Suez Canal Authority chief Osama Rabie.The Suez Canal, which links Asia and Europe, sees about 10 percent of the world’s maritime trade.

In 2021, super tanker Ever Given became wedged diagonally across the canal during a sandstorm, disrupting trade flows for nearly a week.

 

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