Tanker refloated after running aground in Suez CanalBy IANS Published: Published Date - 04:00 PM, Thu - 1 September 22The incident took place in the same single-lane stretch of the canal where the Ever Given, a giant cargo ship, ran aground for six days in March 2021, causing disruption to the global trade movement. Cairo: A large oil tanker stranded in Egypt‘s Suez Canal was refloated, authorities said on Thursday. “The vessel coming from Portugal ran aground in the Suez Canal at about 7 p.m. on Wednesday, and tug boats released it into its navigational course five hours later,” Xinhua news agency quoted George Safwat, spokesperson of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA), as saying. The incident took place in the same single-lane stretch of the canal where the Ever Given, a giant cargo ship, ran aground for six days in March 2021, causing disruption to the global trade movement. Linking the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea, the Suez Canal was officially opened for international navigation in 1869, serving as a lifeline for global seaborne trade since it allows ships to travel between Europe and South Asia without navigating around Africa.

Source: Libya Today September 01, 2022 11:07 UTC