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- After days of efforts to discover the container ship in the Suez Canal, workers prepare for a possible partial unloading of the “Ever Given”.
- Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ordered the appropriate preparations, as announced by the channel authority.
- Until now, the ship could only move 29 meters. The rudder has now been exposed.
The pressure on those responsible in the Suez Canal is mounting because there are now more than 300 ships waiting to pass and the economic damage continues to grow. According to Inchcape Shipping Services, the ship could so far move 29 meters with tugs.
Legend:
The “Ever Given” is still trapped in the Suez Canal and completely blocks it (March 27, 2021).
Reuters
Work continues to uncover the 400-meter-long ship that has been blocking the Suez Canal since Tuesday. Two more registered tugs in the Netherlands and Italy are expected to provide support this Sunday. This was announced by the company Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM), which is in charge of the technical management of the “Ever Given”. Therefore, the rudder of the container ship has already been released.
Crew members still on board
A Japanese owner’s ship, which is roughly the size of the Empire State Building in New York, was heading for Rotterdam when it ran aground while crossing the canal with two pilots on board. According to initial investigations, the cause was “strong wind,” BSM said. Admiral Usama Rabi, president of the canal authority, ruled out on Saturday that only the wind and the sandstorm would cause the accident. Nor can “human error” be ruled out.
All 25 crew members, all from India, are doing well and are still on board. So far there is no information on possible damage to cargo or contamination of the water.
Due to the blockade that lasted for days, Egypt is losing significant income. In 2020, the Canal Authority earned around $ 5.6 billion from the transit of 18,800 ships.
