[News] A traversed freighter blocks the Suez Canal after being hit by a sandstorm

[SougarLord]

 

A container ship of Panamanian origin has been blocking the Suez Canal since Wednesday morning, where an operation has been launched to unblock the important trade route, one of the busiest in the world, where dozens of ships are waiting for it to be resolved. the problem, authorities have reported.

 

One of the first consequences of this blockade is the rise in the price of oil, since several oil tankers circulate through this channel daily. Fears of supply problems are causing crude oil prices to rise by up to 5%.

 

Admiral Ossama Rabie, president of the Egyptian Suez Canal Authority, specified in a statement that the "rescue units and tugboats of the Authority will continue their efforts" to unblock the freighter.

 

Wind and sand

The more than 219,000-ton ship, which was heading to Rotterdam from Asia, came to a standstill after being hit by a gust of wind, as she had just passed through the southern entrance of the Suez Canal, according to the Vesselfinder page.

"The ship ran aground accidentally, probably after being hit by a gust of wind," Evergreen Marine Corp. told AFP. A sandstorm contributed to the accident.

 

According to maritime sources, thirty ships have been detained at the northern entrance of the Canal, and another three in the south.