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Upd. 18:50 At around 20:00 Greek time, the departure of at least 425 ships that have queued in the Suez Canal as a detachment of “Ever Given” was completed.
The trip will begin in both directions of the Canal.
Restoring the canal to full operation is vital for world trade, as it is estimated that each day block costs about $ 9.6 billion in the world economy.
According to Lloyd’s List, the blockade created a traffic jam for 425 ships.
It will take “about three and a half days” for everything to be resolved, Osama Rabia told local television station Saad al-Balad.
Its detachment “Always given” announced shortly after 4 pm the head of the Canal authority, after seven days of operations.
The return to the cruise ship of the Ever Given was welcomed by the surrounding ships. they honked for a long time, as the giant ship began to slowly ascend towards the northern part of the channel.
Pictures from local television stations showed the ship moving forward.
Sudden trouble
The maneuvers continued with the help of many tugs, but the ship found again fit for a while, based on maritime traffic viewing sites and eyewitnesses.
Shortly after 3:15 p.m. local time (4.15 pm Greek time), the ship set sail in the middle of the channel, stern and bow loose.
Video of the time of the detachment.
#BREAK #Suez Reuters report from the Canal Authority, which says the Ever Given ship has successfully floated and entered the navigation section of the canal.#SuezCrisis #suezcanel #The boat_dritter #Suez Canal pic.twitter.com/GyITfb11Tq
– Daily News Egypt (@DailyNewsEgypt) March 29, 2021
LATEST: The Ever Given container ship that was trapped in the Suez Canal is now fully afloat.
The vessel was eventually released, allowing the crucial trade route to reopen to traffic https://t.co/0dC8LE0UFI pic.twitter.com/UZjcP2Mrpu
– Quick take from Bloomberg (@Quicktake) March 29, 2021
The ship, which has a length 400 meters, was trapped diagonally in the middle of a southern part of the Canal due to strong winds last Tuesday, interrupting the movement of ships in the shortest sea passage between Europe and Asia.
According to the competent authority, the movement of the ships will be restored when the “Ever Given” is directed to a wider part of the Canal.
According to the head of authority Osama Rabbi, it can take two and a half to three days to clean the Canal landscape.
As noted by the shipping company Maersk, the effects on global shipping are likely to last for weeks or months.
“It just came to our notice then.” But I can’t say it will be easy now, “its CEO previously said. Boskalis, parent company of the shipping company Smit Salvage. He added: “High pressure water is going to be poured under the bow of the ship, which is still stuck, to remove the sand and mud, but if that fails, the containers may have to be removed from the ship, resulting in a serious delay. ‘
A source involved in the rescue operation told Reuters, among other things, that with a favorable tide, it would not be necessary to remove any cargo from the ship.
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