Suez Canal

A Giant ship has blocked the Suez Canal

Last updated on March 30th, 2021 at 02:23 pm

The giant container ship that has blocked the Canal Suez of Egypt. The ship stranded one of the world’s busiest trade routes. Dozens of ships are stranded. , and are waiting for rescue boats to release the 400m (1,312ft) ship, which has deviated from the course of the storm.

Egypt has reopened the old canal to divert some traffic until the shipwreck re-emerges. The ban sent oil prices to international markets.

Shipping experts believe it could take days or weeks for the 224,000-ton ship to dock at the Suez Canal, blocking one of the world’s busiest routes since Tuesday.

The ship Ever Evern, a container ship near the height of the Royal Building, ran aground on March 23 after being caught in a 40-pound wind and a hurricane that caused low visibility and poor guidance. , The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said in statement.

Authorities tried to float the ship back on Thursday morning but were unsuccessful. .

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The 400m (1,300ft) vessel, which has not been attached to the canal since Tuesday, is free off the coast and will be refurbished early Monday, officials said.

The course known as the direction of the Don dey is 80% correct, according to the Suez Canal Authority. The canal management agency added that further efforts to move the ship would resume on Monday afternoon.

The maritime services company Inchcape also reported that the ship was not free. Reports say the ship has no hope of re-establishing maritime traffic in the canal within hours, on the way to an estimated $ 9.6bn (£ 7bn) of daily blocked goods.