The freighter ‘Evergreen’ that was stranded in March 2021Europa Press
A freighter has been stranded within the Suez Canal in Egypt. As reported on Monday by the service contractor Leth Agencies, the ship, MV Glory, has run aground close to El Qantara, within the Egyptian state of Ismailia. The Suez Canal tugboats are at present making an attempt to refloat the vessel to keep away from blocking its passage.
The final blockade suffered by the canal on account of a stranded ship was in March 2021 when the ‘Ever Given’, one of many largest container ships on the planet operated by the corporate Evergreen Marine Corporation, was caught for six days, paralyzing maritime transport. worldwide and producing day by day losses of virtually 10,000 million {dollars}.