One other ship runs aground in Suez Canal

A ship briefly ran aground in Egypt's Suez Canal, blocking delivery site visitors Wednesday earlier than being refloated.

The blockage occurred practically a yr and a half after the Ever Given container ship ran aground in the identical essential delivery artery, wreaking havoc on international provide strains. Whereas buzz on social media was getting ready for one more Ever Given-type state of affairs, the Suez Canal Authority was capable of dislodge and refloat the vessel shortly, native media reported. The ship was the Singapore-flagged Affinity V, an oil tanker on its technique to the Saudi port of Yanbu from Portugal, based on Egypt At present Journal.

The ship ran aground on account of an issue with its steering system, authorities mentioned.

DEAL REACHED TO FREE MEGATANKER THAT BLOCKED SUEZ CANAL

"The Oil Tanker 'Affinity' confronted an issue in its steering system that precipitated it to caught within the Suez Canal, and blocked the navigational course for a brief interval, earlier than it was finally floated," a Suez Canal Authority spokesman advised Egypt At present Journal.

Unconfirmed footage, posted by Yeshiva World News reporter Moshe Schwartz, seem to point out the ship shortly after it ran aground.

The ship was shortly dislodged by a number of tugboats, then moved together with their help, based on MarineTraffic, a maritime monitoring service.

A display recording of MarineTraffic posted by one consumer appeared to point out that the vessel was grounded for roughly 5 hours earlier than being dislodged.

The incident occurred simply north of Al Shahid Ahmed Hamdy Tunnel Highway, north of the town of Suez.

On March 15, 2021, the Ever Given, one of many largest container ships on this planet, ran aground within the canal, blocking delivery site visitors for practically every week. The clog led to astronomical monetary losses, as a whole lot of ships sat unable to ship their cargo.