Container Ship Blocking Suez Canal Freed, Now What?

On 23rd March 2021, the 20,000 TEU Ultra-Large Container ship, Ever Given, was transiting the Suez Canal when it got stuck cross-ways across the canal with its bulbous bow jamming itself on one bank of the canal and the stern only around 4 metres from the other bank effectively closing the canal for transit.

EverGiven blocking the Suez Canal – img courtesy: businessinsider.com

Triple collision in the Suez Canal results in 5 ships damaged and temporary Canal block

Img courtesy: kids.britannica.com

Over the weekend, a grounding of a container ship due to engine failure resulted in a cascading effect of a total of 5 ships being involved in multiple collisions and ended up temporarily blocking the Suez Canal.