On July 17, the traffic in the Suez Canal was brought to a halt after the grounding of a Hong Kong-flagged container ship.
What happened?
The vessel ‘MV Aeneas’ ran aground in the Canal, causing congestion and critical delays in transit for dozens of ships.
Joish Paul, regional director of Leth Agencies in Singapore said, “At one point, there were seven ships stuck behind the grounded MV Aeneas — four managed to exit, while the remaining three including the Panamax Alexander were stranded”.
The canal authorities dispatched tugboats for assistance to refloat the ship.
Few collisions reported
After the vessel became grounded on the Suez canal, it was further followed by a couple of collisions among the bulkers behind it though the accidents could not be immediately verified.
A total of six ships were waiting inside the Suez Canal behind the grounded vessel, while nine others were at the Suez anchorage area, one of the shipping agents said.
Traffic cleared
After the grounded vessel was refloated and dropped anchor at the Great Bitter Lake area, the southbound convoy of 18 ships started to move from the area while the northbound convoy of 37 ships are being facilitated to continue their voyage without any further hinderance.
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Source: SP Global
