China News Service on March 29 reported that a 400-meter-long heavy-duty container ship flying the Panamanian flag was blocked in the Suez Canal channel on the 23rd local time.
On the 28th, two more professional tugboats arrived at the scene to join the rescue team.
The source pointed out that the authorities plan to try to get the freighter out of trouble when the tide is high on the 29th.
According to reports, the freighter’s shipping management company Beth Ship Management Co., Ltd. stated that the professional tugboat Alp Guard, flying the Dutch flag, arrived at the scene on the 28th to assist.
The satellite data of the ship tracking website showed that the Italian flag Carlo Magno was also near the scene of the incident and arrived in the Red Sea near Suez on the morning of the 28th.
Best Ship Management Company pointed out that the two tugboats and at least 10 tugboats already on site will use towing to coordinate the dredging operations of the dredgers to help get the 400-meter-long giant ship out of trouble.
Recently, as the rescue work of the giant cargo ship stranded in the Suez Canal continues, excavators that dig the sand for the bow of the giant ship have gradually become popular on the Internet.
Satellite photos showed that the excavator continued to clear the sand around the freighter that day.
Best Ship Management Company stated that the team is also waiting for the arrival of other equipment to assist in related operations.
According to the report, Leth Agencies, a Suez Canal shipping service provider, said that the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) cancelled the planned 28th to try to get the freighter out of trouble, "until there is sufficient tug capacity."
Leth Agencies pointed out that the team intends to wait for the high tide on the 29th to try to get the freighter out of trouble.
Regarding the cause of the accident, the Rabbi, the head of the Suez Canal Administration, said: "Strong wind and weather are not the main reasons for the ship's grounding, but may be caused by technical or human error."