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KAIRO, KOMPAS.com – The large freighter that clogged the Suez Canal, Ever Given, was finally released on Monday (3/29/2021).
After the freighter was successfully released, maritime traffic on one of the busiest canals in the world finally resumed as reported. Reuters.
Ever Given has been clogging the Suez Canal for almost a week after getting stuck in the canal on Tuesday (3/23/2021) last week.
Ever Given, 400 meters long, was stranded diagonally with the bow of the ship crashing into the east side of the canal and the stern of the ship getting caught on the west side of the canal.
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Images of the Ever Given evacuation broadcast by local television stations ExtraNews indicates, the ship was towed by several tugs.
When towed by the tugboat, the bow of the ship moved slowly in the middle of the channel. ExtraNews reported, Ever Given moved at a speed of 1.5 knots.
Suez Canal Authority (SCA) chief Osama Rabie said Ever Given’s evacuation process had been successful after being stranded for nearly a week.
He then announced that maritime traffic in the Suez Canal had officially restarted.
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Before it was fully evacuated, several attempts were made, including dredging and excavating the east side of the canal to free Ever Given.
As of Monday morning local time, SCA and a team from the Dutch company Smit Salvage have managed to partially float Ever Given back.
Evergreen Line, the company that leased Ever Given, confirmed that the ship was successfully refloated.
The company said Ever Given would reposition itself and verify its viability to sail again.
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When Ever Given was stranded in the Suez Canal, at least 369 ships were lining up to enter the canal.
The ships include container ships, bulk cargo ships, oil tankers, ships that transport liquefied natural gas (LNG) and ships that transport liquefied natural gas (LPG).
Previously, authorities said they would speed up navigation through the canal once Ever Given was released.
“We will not waste a second,” Rabie told Egyptian state television.
Container shipping company Maersk Line said continued global shipping disruption could take weeks or months to completely break down.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said Egypt had ended the “crisis” and secured the resumption of trade through the Suez Canal.
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