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The giant freighter stranded in the Suez Canal
The misdemeanor of the giant freighter “Ever Giffin” in the Suez Canal sparked a huge backlash and a wave of ridicule that spread to social networking sites around the world.
Work is still under way to refloat the massive container ship, after it ran aground on Tuesday morning in the Suez Canal waterway and sparked a crisis that halted shipping traffic on both sides of the canal to the north and south.
And the hashtags # Suez Canal and # Al-Arkan-El-Dana have been posted on social media sites in Egypt and several Arab countries.
Khaled Samaan said: “For more than a century, the Suez Canal has been a vital, economic and political artery for Egypt. Is it conceivable that all the governments and regimes that came to Egypt did not think about the possibility of a ship staying? stranded in it? And prepare basic equipment for this possibility and train rescue teams? This is a great challenge for Egypt, which we hope can win without the help of any other country. “
But the sarcastic comments were more prevalent in Egypt and around the world.
Former Swedish Prime Minister Karl Bildt, who is currently the co-chair of the Council of Europe for Foreign Relations, posted a picture of the stranded ship and a small excavator, commenting: “Anyone with an additional excavator available?”
The irony came to the English Premier League, as Gary Lineker, one of the legends of English football, took advantage of the Suez Canal incident to ridicule José Mourinho, Tottenham Hotspur manager, who continually bets on the defensive style, known as the bus stop”. method.
Lineker posted, through his official Twitter account, an image of the container ship and commented: “Urgent: Mourinho is contracting with Evergreen.”
The image of the small excavator and the giant ship was the most widespread, as some compared the situation with what is happening in their lives, comparing the size of the pressures they face and the size of the responsibilities they face. they must adhere, to the size of their true potential.
Others tried to find solutions to reopen the Suez Canal.
Politics was not absent from the incident, as some of them used it to criticize the ruling regime in Egypt.
Omar Dabour said: “Oh Pasha, we are allocating a pound of float, as for the float of stranded ships, we don’t have it.
Suez Canal Authority
Previously, the Suez Canal Authority announced the suspension of navigation traffic on a temporary basis, pending the completion of the flotation work of the gigantic container ship stranded on the shipping route since Tuesday.
Through its Facebook account, the Authority thanked the United States of America and all the countries that had expressed their desire to help float the ship.
The Suez Canal Authority said: “In connection with current efforts to float the container ship that ran aground during its passage through the Suez Canal, the Suez Canal Authority appreciates the offer made by the United States of America to contribute to these efforts, and looks forward to cooperating with him in this regard in recognition of this kind initiative that confirms the importance of friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries. “
The authority also expressed “sincere appreciation for all offers of assistance received in this regard, referring to the ongoing efforts to remodel the container ship and affirming the interest of the Suez Canal Authority to ensure the regularity of global shipping in the channel asap “. . “
