Evergreen Marine super-large container ship “Chang Chi” was stranded in the Suez Canal for one week, the Suez Canal management confirmed today (29th) that the ship’s bow has been parallel to the normal channel, the Suez Canal crisis is lifted, the traffic channel is open; in response, Evergreen Marine also issued a statement
In response to this incident, Evergreen Marine issued a statement saying that the “Changci Wheel” will first be moved to the Suez Canal Great Bitter Lake (Great Bitter Lake) waters of the anchorage for ship seaworthiness inspection. The subsequent voyage and cargo delivery of the container ship will be adjusted and arranged as necessary depending on the inspection results of the survey agency. EVA sincerely thanks the Suez Canal Authority and all sectors for their assistance and concern, and expresses its sincere gratitude to the crew members and the professional rescue team and engineering personnel who worked on the vessel’s extrication, which took place day and night for six days and finally resulted in the removal of the accident and the successful extrication of the vessel.
Evergreen emphasized that it will coordinate with the shipowner to handle the follow-up matters after the investigation report of the accident is completed by the shipowner and other related units. The “Chang Chi” is a 20,000 TEU class container vessel, currently chartered by Evergreen Marine to a Japanese shipowner on a Time Charter basis, and is currently deployed in the Far East – Europe route.
The “Evergreen” was trapped in the Suez Canal for the 7th day, which not only caused traffic blockage in both directions, but also paralyzed about 12% of the global trade volume and seriously affected the price of oil, resulting in a considerable amount of loss. Initially thought to be caused by weather factors, but now there is news that the “Chang Chi” in the 12 minutes before the grounding “big speed”, and the Suez Canal Authority Director Rabie (Osama Rabie) 27, that “Technical or human error” may have been the cause of the incident.
▼Evergreen cargo ship is rumored to be out of trouble. (Photo/reproduced from the Suez Canal official website)
In fact, Evergreen issued a statement yesterday (28) evening saying that more than 20,000 tons of sediment have been dredged and the situation of the ship’s bow stuck in the earthen embankment has begun to loosen, and the stern sediment has also been cleared, with the main engine Recommends the leaves and rudder plate to operate normally, which will help the cargo ship leave the accident site as soon as possible after getting rid of the grounded state, allowing the canal to resume normal operations. Some people are optimistic that the “Chang Chi” will have a chance to get out of trouble in the next one to two days, and now it has done so successfully.
▼The “Chang Chi” was successfully extricated. (Photo/reproduced from the National Space Center NSPO Facebook page)
And Sisi tweeted today, “Despite the technical complexity, Egyptians succeeded today in ending the Suez Canal crisis and rescuing the stranded ship. I thank every Egyptian who worked hard to contribute to this crisis, both technically and practically. With the help of the Egyptians, things will return to normal and the world’s goods and needs can be secured through this waterway.”
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