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Lieutenant General Osama Rabie, president of the Suez Canal Authority, said 321 ships have been in a holding position since the ship ran aground on Tuesday morning, during a press conference in which he discussed the development of the efforts to float the Panamanian container. Boat.
Rabei pointed out that “we have set up an operations room with the aim of developing a plan to float the rogue ship,” noting that “the accident will not cause contamination of the canal.” “We are in a difficult position because the rogue ship is very large and carries huge amounts of cargo on board,” he said, noting that “the ship’s delinquency occurred in the old canal lane and not in the new lane.” . “He said bad weather conditions and wind speed contributed to the ship’s grounding, but that was not the reason, noting that 9,000 tons of ballast water had been removed from the stranded ship.
The head of the Suez Canal Authority confirmed that there were no injuries or deaths as a result of the ship’s stranding in the canal, highlighting the work to expand drilling operations around the ship and put it to float. He said there are 14 tugs participating in the float of the rogue ship, noting that the ship’s rudder has returned to work and that the stern of the stranded ship began to move last night before the refloating process was halted.
Rabei pointed out that there are difficulties for the float of the rogue ship, including the state of the tide, the ground, the height of the ship and its cargo, refusing to set a time limit for the float of the ship. He said: “There are ongoing investigations, but what concerns us is the return of maritime navigation.”
Lt. Gen. Rabie thanked the United States of America, China, Greece and the United Arab Emirates for their offer to help float the pandemic ship, and said that all of these offers are now being studied to use the best ones to unload the cargo of the ship. .
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