According to insiders, tugboats have refloated a ship that ran aground late Wednesday in the Suez Canal in Egypt.
The ship briefly blocked the southern section of the canal, said two SCA officials familiar with the matter.
According to the ship monitoring service Tanker Trackers, the Affinity V of the shipping company Aframax appeared to have lost control on the way south in the waterway so important for global shipping.
"She temporarily obstructed traffic and is now heading south again, but is moving slowly with the help of tugboats," Tanker Trackers said on Twitter.
In March 2021, the 400-meter-long "Ever Given" blocked the way for around a week, causing delays in world trade and supply chains.