Not again! A tanker ran aground and blocked the Suez Canal due to a technical fault with its rudder last night. The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said the vessel, Affinity V, obstructed the southern section of the canal late on Wednesday, but was able to be refloated shortly after midnight local time. The incident occurred in […]
3 years ago
Authorities have “officially impounded” the infamous container ship Suez Canal authorities have seized the Ever Given as part of a dispute with the ship’s owners after the huge cargo vessel blocked the trade route last month. The container ship will not be allowed to leave the country until compensation has been paid by the ship’s […]
5 years ago
Dry your eyes, meme makers: the show’s over After an entire week spent wedged across the Suez Canal, Ever Given, the giant container ship we’ve all come to know and love, is finally free. A massive salvage operation, which encountered plenty of hiccups along the way, finally paid off on Monday as the 400-metre-long vessel […]
5 years ago
It’s official, the boat has moved. I repeat, the boat has moved After one of the strangest stories of the year thus far, the Ever Given cargo ship has finally been freed after blocking the Suez Canal for nearly a week. The Evergreen Marine Corp’s big blockage occurred last week after, supposedly, high winds pushed […]
5 years ago