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KAIRO, KOMPAS.com – The Ever Given ship in the Suez Canal was finally successfully released on Monday (3/29/2021) after blocking the canal for almost a week.
After the launch of Ever Given, maritime traffic was able to resume on one of the busiest channels in the world.
Maritime traffic through Egypt’s Suez Canal resumed after a giant container ship that had been blocking the waterway for nearly a week was re-floated, the canal authority said https://t.co/skxfODdbom pic.twitter.com/FTmoDvLu3C
– Reuters (@Reuters) March 29, 2021
Television broadcasts showed the tugboat crew honking to celebrate the successful evacuation of Ever Given.
Suez Canal Authority (SCA) chief Osama Rabie said Ever Given’s evacuation process had been successful after being stranded for nearly a week.
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He then announced that maritime traffic in the Suez Canal had officially restarted.
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.
Horns blare in celebration when the Ever Given ship, which has been stuck on the banks of the Suez Canal since last week, is finally released. https://t.co/f1pzyNOCyR pic.twitter.com/eFrQAW66nM
– ABC News (@ABC) March 29, 2021
At 400 meters long, Ever Given 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.
Before it was completely evacuated, various efforts were made, including dredging and excavating the eastern side of the canal connecting the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea.
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As of Monday morning local time, SCA and a team from the Dutch company Smit Salvage have managed to partially float Ever Given back.
This success was immediately welcomed by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, as reported. The Japan Times.
“Today, the Egyptians have managed to end the shipwreck crisis in the Suez Canal, despite the enormous complexity of the process,” al-Sissi said.
Egypt is estimated to have lost between $ 12 million (173 billion rupees) and $ 14 million (202 billion rupees) due to congestion on the Suez Canal.
After the 200,000-ton ship was refounded, it is estimated that it will take around 3.5 days to resolve the maritime traffic jams in the canal.
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Rabie praised the success of Ever Given’s evacuation. Rescue teams have also been working around the clock.
When Ever Given was stranded in the Suez Canal, at least 369 ships were lining up to enter the canal.
Among the vessels are container ships, bulk cargo ships, oil tankers and ships loaded with liquefied natural gas (LNG).
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.
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