Suez Canal Blocked Again By Tanker At Exact Same Spot As Container Ship Ever Given

Singapore’s Affinity V vessel became wedged and wedged in a single-lane section of the canal, Suez Canal Authority chief Osama Rabie said in a statement. Officials said the Affinity V sailed from Portugal and was destined for Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea port of Yanbu. The vessel was confirmed to have run aground around 7:15 p.m. local time, but was reported to be floating in the water again about five hours later, a spokesman for the Suez Canal Authority told the government-linked Extra News satellite TV channel. Mr Rabie added that the canal authority had sent five boats to refloat the stranded vessel in a coordinated operation. The vessel got stuck after a technical failure in the steering mechanism caused the vessel to hit the canal bank, he added. The Affinity V was part of a convoy heading south to the Red Sea, said Suez Canal Authority spokesman George Safwat. At least two convoys of ships pass through the canal which serves as the trade route between Asia and Europe. Of these, one vessel is north to the Mediterranean and the other south to the Red Sea. A critical trade route, the Suez Canal separates mainland Africa from the Sinai Peninsula and provides a critical link for oil, gas and cargo trade. Five hours later, navigation for other ships passing through the waterways had resumed as normal, the official said. The vessel was built in 2016 with a length of 252 meters (827 ft) and a width of 45 meters (148 ft). It is not the first time that the passage of the Suez Canal has been blocked after a ship ran aground. In a famous commercial accident, the Panamanian-flagged Ever Given crashed into a bank of a traffic lane in March last year. The colossal container ship belonging to Japan – hit by a sandstorm – remained stuck in waterways for six days, halting trade between the continents. At least $9 billion a day has been held up in global trade due to shipping container traffic congestion, further straining supply chains reeling under the ravages of the Covid pandemic. Authorities launched a massive rescue mission using a flotilla of tugboats. In a smaller episode, another large shipping vessel ran aground but was freed within hours of the authorities in September 2021. However, the disruption of trade by the Ever Given vessel prompted the canal authorities to widen and deepen the southern part of the waterway.

title: “Suez Canal Blocked Again By Tanker At Exact Same Spot As Container Ship Ever Given Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-21” author: “Joseph Lopez”

Singapore’s Affinity V vessel became wedged and wedged in a single-lane section of the canal, Suez Canal Authority chief Osama Rabie said in a statement. Officials said the Affinity V sailed from Portugal and was destined for Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea port of Yanbu. The vessel was confirmed to have run aground around 7:15 p.m. local time, but was reported to be floating in the water again about five hours later, a spokesman for the Suez Canal Authority told the government-linked Extra News satellite TV channel. Mr Rabie added that the canal authority had sent five boats to refloat the stranded vessel in a coordinated operation. The vessel got stuck after a technical failure in the steering mechanism caused the vessel to hit the canal bank, he added. The Affinity V was part of a convoy heading south to the Red Sea, said Suez Canal Authority spokesman George Safwat. At least two convoys of ships pass through the canal which serves as the trade route between Asia and Europe. Of these, one vessel is north to the Mediterranean and the other south to the Red Sea. A critical trade route, the Suez Canal separates mainland Africa from the Sinai Peninsula and provides a critical link for oil, gas and cargo trade. Five hours later, navigation for other ships passing through the waterways had resumed as normal, the official said. The vessel was built in 2016 with a length of 252 meters (827 ft) and a width of 45 meters (148 ft). It is not the first time that the passage of the Suez Canal has been blocked after a ship ran aground. In a famous commercial accident, the Panamanian-flagged Ever Given crashed into a bank of a traffic lane in March last year. The colossal container ship belonging to Japan – hit by a sandstorm – remained stuck in waterways for six days, halting trade between the continents. At least $9 billion a day has been held up in global trade due to shipping container traffic congestion, further straining supply chains reeling under the ravages of the Covid pandemic. Authorities launched a massive rescue mission using a flotilla of tugboats. In a smaller episode, another large shipping vessel ran aground but was freed within hours of the authorities in September 2021. However, the disruption of trade by the Ever Given vessel prompted the canal authorities to widen and deepen the southern part of the waterway.