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Ever Given, weighing 200,000 tons, was evacuated after being stranded in the Suez Canal for about a week. The container ship has now departed for its destination.
Ever Given, one of the most important shipping routes in the world, was trapped in the Suez Canal for several days. As a result, other ships had to use different routes.
Concerned people described how the ship was rescued using bulldozers, dredgers and tugs.
The 400-meter-long ship deviated from its journey on March 21 in the Egyptian desert due to strong winds and tidal pressure on the canal water and turned and blocked the canal path horizontally. Approximately 50 ships use this route per hour, one of the busiest in the world. But after this incident, a huge traffic jam was created on both sides of the Suez Canal.
As of last Sunday, an estimated 450 cargo ships were stranded at sea on both sides of the 120-mile-long canal and in nearby Port Said. As a result, many ships are forced to sail.
Egyptian authorities say the canal is now open, but it will take another three days to clear. Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority oversees the Suez Canal.
Tugboats are used by company officials for the first time to free Ever Given. An attempt was made to turn the ship by pulling it with a tugboat and releasing a thick rope from the ship. At the same time, trenches were dug to free the part of the ship that was stuck in the canal.
Bulldozers and dredgers were carried away as the tugs struggled to move the ship. The bulldozer cuts the part of the ship that was stranded on the shore.
The dredge removes mud and sand from the bottom of the ship and its surroundings.
Maritime expert Sal Marcogliano says that this type of dredger is used from time to time in the Suez Canal. Their job is to keep the canal navigable. The long tubes of the dredgers pass under the water and absorb mud and sand. The dredgers removed about 30,000 tons of sand and mud from the bottom of the ship.
Egypt’s economy is heavily dependent on the Suez Canal. Before the Crown epidemic, about 2% of Egypt’s GDP came from the Suez Canal tariffs.
Suez Canal authorities say they have lost an average of £ 15 million a day since the canal was closed. On the other hand, figures published on Lloyds List show that hundreds of cargo ships were stranded, closing an average of .7 9.7 billion per day.
Ever Given was finally released using a tugboat and a dredge. A third way was also being considered if it failed. That is to lighten the boat by removing all the cargo and fuel oil.
The president of the Suez Canal Authority said a total of 113 ships had sailed through the canal since the stranded ship was removed.
In a press conference with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Vice Admiral Osama Rabbi said that 140 more ships would pass by midnight Tuesday.
Source: BBC
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