Container ship re-floated after breakdown in Suez Canal
A CONTAINER ship, the MSC Istanbul, that broke down in Egypt's Suez Canal last Sunday causing some traffic to be diverted has resumed its journey, the Canal Authority said.
A CONTAINER ship, the MSC Istanbul, that broke down in Egypt's Suez Canal last Sunday causing some traffic to be diverted has resumed its journey, the Canal Authority said.
The authority said in an earlier statement that the MSC Istanbul, sailing under the flag of Liberia, became stranded while transiting the canal on its way from Malaysia to Portugal, according to Reuters.
Four tugboats had been working to move it, and traffic in the vital waterway had not been affected, the statement said.
"All the ships that are coming from the north have normally passed and navigation from the south also proceeded normally after the ships were diverted from the western channel to the eastern channel," it added.
Eikon shipping data showed the incident occurring at about 1600 GMT on Sunday.
Source : HKSG
Picture : vesselfinder.com
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