ISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) – Shipping was on the move again late on Monday in Egypt’s Suez Canal after a giant container ship which had been blocking the busy waterway for almost a week was refloated, with more than 400 ships waiting to pass through.
A marine source told Reuters that vessels were travelling southwards towards the Red Sea after the 400-metre (430-yard) long vessel Ever Given was freed undamaged earlier on Monday.
Egypt’s Leth Agencies said 43 vessels had resumed transit from the Great Bitter Lake, which separates two sections of the canal.
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At least 369 vessels are waiting to transit the canal. The authority said earlier it would be able to accelerate convoys through the canal once the Ever Given was freed. "We will not waste one second," Rabie told Egyptian state television. https://t.co/VQ8lDh4LNu
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) March 29, 2021
Moment that Egyptian crew managed to free Vessel. Captain of crew breathing a sigh of relief, giving 👍🏽 and a “Hamdullah” (Thank goodness).
Over 300 ships 🚢 are jammed in #Suez Canal since Ever Given blocked the passage connecting Asia to Europe & US pic.twitter.com/VThiofqmwd
— Joyce Karam (@Joyce_Karam) March 29, 2021
Workers cheer as Suez Canal ship begins to float https://t.co/sAjg1ghr78 pic.twitter.com/2MTtVvc2RJ
— The Hill (@thehill) March 29, 2021
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