10 locomotives participated in the rescue operation

Floating the delinquent ship and resuming navigation in the Suez Canal

  • Abdel Fattah El-Sisi: "The Egyptians succeeded in ending the crisis of the delinquent ship in the Suez Canal despite the tremendous technical complexity that surrounded this process."

  • One of the tugs pulls the ship just before it floats.

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The head of the Suez Canal Authority, Osama Rabie, announced yesterday that the delinquent container ship "Ever Givin" had floated a week ago, and the navigation movement in the canal resumed after the authority had succeeded in its ability to rescue and float the ship, stressing that the ship was intact and had no problems.

Yesterday, at dawn, the floatation of the ship, whose tonnage exceeded 200 thousand tons, began with the participation of more than 10 locomotives that worked from four different directions, and the Canal Authority issued a statement in the morning confirming that the rescue efforts were able to change the direction of the container carrier by 80% after the giant locomotives succeeded. It was partially floated, and before noon the tugging and towing operations began in order to move the front of the Panamanian ship with the height of the water level in the channel up to two meters, which allowed the ship’s course to be completely modified, to become in the middle of the shipping course, and then the Authority announced in the afternoon the success of the ship’s float and the resumption of navigation. .

The head of the Suez Canal Authority, Osama Rabie, expected that it would take approximately three and a half days for the ships waiting at the entrances to the Suez Canal to pass through, after the ship floated, and indicated that the canal would work 24 hours so that the waiting ships could pass as quickly as possible, pointing out that 369 ships At least waiting to cross the canal, including dozens of container ships, bulk cargo ships, oil tankers, and LNG or LPG tankers.

Ever Green, the operator of the container ship, said that the vessel will be examined to ensure its seaworthiness after it floats in the south of the Suez Canal, and the company registered in Taiwan, which leases the vessel, added that decisions regarding the ship’s shipment will be taken after examining it, and that it will coordinate with the ship’s owner after Investigation ends.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi praised the end of the delinquent ship crisis, and said in tweets on the social networking site “Twitter”: “The Egyptians have succeeded in ending the crisis of the delinquent ship in the Suez Canal despite the tremendous technical complexity that surrounded this process from all sides, and by restoring matters to their normal course with Egyptian hands. The whole world is assured of the path of its goods and needs that are passed through this axial navigation artery. ”

Al-Sisi added: “I thank every sincere Egyptian who contributed technically and practically to ending this crisis. The Egyptians have proven that they are always responsible, and that the canal that they dug with the bodies of their ancestors and defended Egypt's right to it with the lives of their fathers will continue to bear witness that the Egyptian will will go to where the Egyptians decide.” ».

The container ship "MV Evergiven" ran aground and stopped in the course of the Suez Canal last Tuesday morning and closed it completely, which disrupted navigation in both directions.

The 400-meter-long, 59-meter-wide vessel with a total tonnage of 224,000 tons was on a voyage from China to Rotterdam in the Netherlands, and the disruption of navigation led to the formation of a long queue for ships in the canal, and delays in the delivery of oil and other products.

A report by the Allianz Insurance Company indicated that today, due to the suspension of shipping in the canal, global trade is costing between 6 and 10 billion dollars, and Lloyd's List said that the closure impeded shipments valued at about 9.6 billion dollars per day between Asia and Europe.

"Lloyd's List" indicated that "rough calculations" indicate that daily ship traffic from Asia to Europe is estimated at $ 5.1 billion, and from Europe to Asia is estimated at $ 4.5 billion.

For his part, Rabei estimated the daily losses of the Suez Canal due to the disruption of navigation at between 12 and 14 million dollars.

• It is expected that ships waiting at the entrances to the canal will pass within three and a half days.

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