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Original title: The huge ship stranded, eight tugs sent hundreds of cruise ships to wait for the Suez Canal to open Source: CCTV News Client
According to foreign media reports, on the 23rd local time, Taiwan Evergreen Shipping Company（Evergreen Marine Corp）His giant freighter “Ever Given” ran aground in Egypt’s new Suez Canal canal, causing the canal to be blocked in both directions.
△ The “Longci” freighter stranded in the Suez Canal (photo source: Associated Press)The stranded freighter was carrying hundreds of containers arriving in Rotterdam from China
Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority issued a statement on the 24th, stating that the freighter is 400 meters long, 59 meters wide and has a transport capacity of 224,000 tons. The freighter left China and was scheduled to go to Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and entered the Suez Canal on the 23rd.
△ Satellite image (photo source: Associated Press)Satellite data shows that the “Changci” is stuck not far north of the southern end of the Suez Canal. The bow touches the east bank of the channel and the stern is close to the west bank.
According to the British “Guardian” report on the 24th, the ship was carrying hundreds of containers arriving in Rotterdam from China and was operated by Taiwan Evergreen Shipping Company.
The strong wind caused the freighter to run aground
Agence France-Presse stated that Evergreen Marine, the operator of the “Changci” stranded, said the freighter ran aground after encountering strong winds.
△Freighter “Changci”(Image source: Associated Press)The Guardian quoted an Egyptian official as saying that strong winds and sandstorms blew into the area on the 23rd, with gusts of up to 50 km / h. When the incident of the stranding occurred, the “Changci” was sailing from south to north, after which a fleet of 15 ships was forced to stop operating.
The rescue is in progress, at least hundreds of ships are blocked
At present, the Egyptian side has sent a tugboat to rescue, but it has not yet worked, and at least 100 passing ships have been blocked. The Egyptian side stated that it will take at least two days to resolve the problem of stranding.
△Social media screenshots from TankerTrackers trading monitoring companyAccording to the “Guardian” report, the commercial monitoring company TankerTrackers posted on social media that both ends of the Suez Canal were filled with oil tankers. These tankers carrying Saudi, Russian, Oman and American oil are waiting for navigation.
△ The head of Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority discusses rescue measures on board the ship near the stranded ship (photo source: Associated Press)Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority stated that it has dispatched eight tugs for assistance operations and will help the freighter adjust its direction as soon as possible to solve the stranding problem. At present, the original canal of the Suez Canal can still operate normally.
△ Image source: Agence France-PresseThe Suez Canal is located on the western side of the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. It is the shortest waterway connecting Asia and Europe, and it is also an important international shipping channel that crosses all three continents. from Europe, Asia and Africa. The Suez Canal is 193 kilometers long and was excavated by the French in 1859. It was officially opened for navigation on November 17, 1869. In order to improve the passage capacity of the Suez Canal, the Egyptian government has excavated a new channel parallel to the original channel, which was officially opened for operation in August 2015.
Agence France-Presse reported that, according to the Suez Canal Authority, nearly 19,000 ships passed through the port last year, with a gross tonnage of 1.17 billion tons. Egypt received US $ 5.61 billion in revenue from the canal last year.
