Suez Canal to seek over $1bn compensation for losses caused by stuck ship
The compensation for the losses and damages will reach over 1 billion dollars Xinhua news agency reported citing SCA chairman Osama Rabie as saying This is the right of the state and we will not give it up.
Massive container ship freed from Suez Canal
The Panama-flagged ship, Ever Given, had veered off its course in a single-lane stretch of the canal during a sandstorm, reports dpa news agency. Dredgers and tug boats had been working around the clock to free the massive 400-metre-long-vessel. The high tide on Sunday night helped to free the ship, the service provider indicated.
321 vessels jammed around Suez Canal
224,000-ton Panama-flagged ship, Ever Given, was grounded on Tuesday in the canal after losing the ability to steer amid high winds and a sandstorm, which led the SCA to announce on Thursday temporary suspension of navigation in the man-made waterway.
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