Suez Canal Affinity V Recovered After Running Aground In Egypt S Canal

The incident occurred in the same southern section of the canal where a giant cargo ship, the Ever Given, ran aground for six days in March 2021, disrupting global trade. According to ship tracking service TankerTrackers, the Aframax Affinity V tanker appeared to have lost control in the Suez Canal on Wednesday afternoon while heading south. “Temporarily blocked traffic and now heading south again but moving slowly with tugs,” TankerTrackers said on Twitter. Refinitiv ship tracking data and the Marine Traffic website also showed the Affinity V facing south and traveling slowly in the channel, surrounded by tugboats. The Singapore-flagged tanker was heading to the Red Sea port of Yanbu in Saudi Arabia, the tracking sites said. After Ever Given ran aground, the SCA had announced accelerated plans to expand the channel, including extending a second channel that allows shipping to pass in both directions along part of its course and deepening an existing channel. Work on the expansion is expected to be completed in 2023.

title: “Suez Canal Affinity V Recovered After Running Aground In Egypt S Canal Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-01” author: “Gilbert Dietz”

The incident occurred in the same southern section of the canal where a giant cargo ship, the Ever Given, ran aground for six days in March 2021, disrupting global trade. According to ship tracking service TankerTrackers, the Aframax Affinity V tanker appeared to have lost control in the Suez Canal on Wednesday afternoon while heading south. “Temporarily blocked traffic and now heading south again but moving slowly with tugs,” TankerTrackers said on Twitter. Refinitiv ship tracking data and the Marine Traffic website also showed the Affinity V facing south and traveling slowly in the channel, surrounded by tugboats. The Singapore-flagged tanker was heading to the Red Sea port of Yanbu in Saudi Arabia, the tracking sites said. After Ever Given ran aground, the SCA had announced accelerated plans to expand the channel, including extending a second channel that allows shipping to pass in both directions along part of its course and deepening an existing channel. Work on the expansion is expected to be completed in 2023.