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6 days are the age of the crisis of the rogue ship in the Suez Canal from the moment of its grounding until its floating and its transfer to the lake region for its maintenance, these were difficult moments, the whole world watching and waiting with passion and concern, the global trade movement almost came to a halt, and during those hours there were unknown soldiers who continued their work all day until they achieved the Achievement, and conquered the impossible, and contributed to moving the ship, and the return of life to the movement. of the trade. and the navigation flow.
The beginning of the accident, narrated by the captain of the two largest locomotives that contributed to the float of the ship, namely the “Izzat Adel” locomotive and the “Baraka” locomotive, told Al-Arabiya.net that he went to 8:30 am on Tuesday, when it was reported that the large Panamanian ship was stranded at numbering point No. 151, and closing the navigation movement in the canal, and the equipment, equipment and technical equipment were immediately attended to and dispatched to deal with the accident, and the ship floated according to a well-known plan, prepared and ready to deal with such cases.
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Of the efforts to float the rogue ship
Of the efforts to float the rogue ship
Of the efforts to float the rogue ship
Float plan details
The plan was based on starting the dredging and removing the sand under the bow of the ship, so a well-known dredger was dispatched to carry out this task. Gigantic tugs were sent to tension and float the ship with 10 locomotives operating in 4 directions including pulling the bow of the ship in a north direction by both the “Barakah 1” locomotive and the locomotive. “Izzat Adel” has a force of 160 tons each, while other locomotives are assisted by “Abdel Hamid Youssef” and “Mustafa Mahmoud” with a pulling force of 70 tons each, the two locomotives Port Said 1 and Port Said 2, the Maradif locomotive and the two locomotives “Viva Egypt 1” and “Viva Egypt 2”.
Captain Shehta Qoura
Captain Shehta Qura, among the crew of the giant locomotive “Izzat Adel”, told Al-Arabiya.net that what the Suez Canal Authority has done to face the crisis and deal with this exceptional emergency and accident is an achievement. that is taught, and a miracle that reaches the impossible, and by purely Egyptian hands, even the Dutch locomotive, which participated in the operation with a force of 250 tons, was able to produce only 135 tons of tension, while the two locomotives carrying the Egyptian flag, “Izzat Adel” and “Baraka”, achieved 135 tons of tension for each, adding that the offer made by the United States unleashed their protection, and made them run against time to make the ship float, and show that the Suez Canal Authority has jurisdiction. men who do not expect help from anyone and are capable of achieving achievements that honor their country.
He added that the flotation process was carried out scientifically and amid difficult climatic factors and marine conditions, adding that those who spoke that we were waiting for the tide to float the ship did not know the truth, which is that this ship is at It differs from all the other ships because of its size, size and large cargo, and we had to wait for the islands to float and this is a point. It was hidden by many, and it demonstrated the efficiency of the Egyptians and that they are capable of floating. in these difficult conditions and on an important seaway such as the Suez Canal.
The captain, Shehta, continues, that the operation was carried out by pulling the ship fore and aft and in two opposite directions to loosen and move it, and the air current was used to float the ship while the sand was removed underneath. him to deliver water and then float and move it.
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Were there other obstacles the technical teams faced during the flotation process?
The captain replied to Shehta: “Of course there were obstacles, which is that the ship was stranded in large rocks and sand, and the wind speed around it reached 40 knots, and the Mashhour dredge removed about 18 thousand meters of sand. below “, adding. , “We used a lot of auxiliary factors, and the weather worried us, because the ship was worried.” The channel was closed from all directions and there are hundreds of boats stuck waiting to pass and cross, and the weather factors are in front of us, and we are waiting for the islands. “
He noted that the technical crews worked for a full 6 days until the ship’s engines were moved, where first the two Mashhour kractan and the 10th of Ramadan worked on dredging and sand removal, then the tension locomotives, namely Izzat, followed. Adel, Baraka, Musaed 2, Musaed 3 and “Port Said 1”, “Port Said 2”, “Sahib 2”, “Salam 6”, “Salam 9”, “Long live Egypt 1”, “Long live Egypt 2″ and ” Mardayef 703 “.
The Egyptian captain reveals that the ground around the bow of the ship was a stony area and was driven with rams, then the sand was removed, to a depth of 18 meters and in stages, and all areas surrounding the ship were removed. front and rear, and after dredging, the ship was pulled and stretched by tugs until it was floating.
Captain Saad Allah Ibrahim
He said that the technical teams did not despair and were confident in making the ship float, and not reaching the other scenario, which is to reduce the load, which is a disturbing scenario that takes time, adding that the accident was exceptional that it had not happened. . 54 years ago, and every day about 60 ships pass through the canal and no such crime occurred. It is difficult despite the fact that there are larger ships that pass through the canal, and nothing like what happened to the Panamanian ship did not happen with it. , but the latter crossed twice before the canal without difficulties.
For his part, Captain Saadallah Ibrahim Ahmed, captain-in-chief and commander of the “Baraka” locomotive, which participated in the hoisting and floating of the ship, told Al-Arabiya.net that “the dredging work of the perimeter has been intensified bow, which is the largest part that was used to bring it to a draft of 18 meters. “Extend the depth of drilling in the bottom of this area to allow approaching the ship at a distance not reached by the dredge” Mashour “for Considerations related to safety and security standards that require safe distances between the dredge and the ship of not less than 10 meters.
He said that drilling was carried out in front of the ship from the shoreline and deepening and expanding a surface of water within the terrain to facilitate the towing of the ship, removing the effects of the accident on the decks and curtains of the canal, and moving the drilling products, adding that after that the ship was stretched to successfully complete the flotation process.
