Hyderabad: The giant container ship that was stranded in the Suez Canal has been fully refloated, and traffic has finally resumed.
A flotilla of tugboats, helped by the tides, wrenched the bulbous bow of the skyscraper-sized Ever Given from the canal’s sandy bank, where it had been firmly lodged since March 23.
Confirming the Ever Given’s re-floating at around 3 pm local time yesterday, BSM expressed its deepest gratitude to all parties involved in the emergency response, including the Suez Canal Authority, SMIT Salvage, and the crew on board.
The vessel, one of the world’s largest container ships, will now head to the Great Bitter Lake in Egypt for a full inspection.
At least 113 of over 420 vessels that had waited for Ever Given to be freed are expected to cross the canal by Tuesday morning.
