Container ship refloated in Suez Canal after running aground
The Hong Kong-flagged Xin Hai Tong 23, a 190-meter bulk carrier that ran aground after capsizing in the Suez Canal, has been refloated by tugboats, a shipping agent Leith Agencies said on Thursday. Is.
The ship was stranded for one hour and 16 minutes.
“M/V XIN HAI TONG ran aground in the Suez Canal at 23 KM 159/0400 hours,” Leith Agencies said in an earlier tweet, “leaving 4 ships from the initial convoy in addition to the normal group. Canal at approximately 0600 hours.” Plans were made to enter Suez.
Marine Traffic Ship Tracker and Refinatio showed live updates of the Hong Kong-flagged ship as “not under command” near the southern end of the canal, moored at an angle to the eastern side of the canal, three Egyptian tugs. With bots. Around the big ship.
The Suez Canal is one of the world’s busiest waterways connecting the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea.
In 2021, the 400-meter, 220,000-ton cargo ship Ever Given was stranded in the canal for nearly a week, disrupting shipping on both sides of the canal and disrupting global trade.
The canal is 200 meters wide at its narrowest point and about 30% of the world’s maritime shipping passes through it – accounting for 12% of total world trade.
The operation to refloat the giant vessel caused delays to hundreds of cargo ships carrying goods that were supposed to be delivered to their destinations.
The blockade forced ships to take longer routes around the southern tip of Africa, resulting in higher operating costs.