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Bulk carrier briefly grounded in Suez Canal

The incident sparked fears of a repeat of the 2021 snafu involving the Ever Given cargo ship that stalled traffic in the busy manmade waterway for nearly a week while affecting global commerce.

By Clyde Hughes, UPI

Published May 25, 2023 3:27 PM EDT | Updated May 25, 2023 3:28 PM EDT

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In this photo provided by The Suez Canal Authority in Egypt, the bulk carrier ship Xin Hai Tong 23, left, is towed after it ran aground at the southern mouth of the Suez Canal Thursday, May 25, 2023. The ship was being towed to another area by three tug boats after an "emergency malfunction," the authority said, that caused it to stop sailing, a rescue team of tugboats refloated it soon after. (Suez Canal Authority via AP)

May 25 (UPI) -- A Hong Kong-flagged bulk container ship was briefly ground in the Suez Canal Thursday morning, bringing back worries of a 2021 incident that stalled traffic in the busy manmade waterway for nearly a week while affecting global commerce.

Shipping agent Leth Agencies said the bulk carrier Xin Hai Tong 23 grounded about 4 a.m., local time "leaving behind four vessels from the early convoy in addition to the ordinary group which was planned to enter Suez Canal at about [6 a.m.] Suez Canal tugs are currently trying tore-float the vessel."

Leth said the ship was freed nearly four hours later, allowing traffic to flow northbound again at 9:30 a.m.

Admiral Ossama Rabiee, the chairman of the Suez Canal Authority confirmed in a statement that the ship, which was traveling from Saudi Arabia to Egypt had been freed.

"The vessel is now being towed to the Suez Anchorage Area assisted by three tugs," the authority said.

The Suez Canal is one of the world's busiest waterways, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez and dividing Africa and Asia.

In March 2021, the 200,000-ton Ever Given cargo ship was grounded in the Suez Canal for nearly a week before being pulled free and escorted out of the canal. The ship had become stuck in the canal during a sandstorm when it drifted into shallow waters and ran aground.

In January, a bulk carrier suffered an engine failure in the canal, but only cause minor traffic delays. The bulk vessel Glory was passing within the northern convoy of the canal when its engine failed. That ship was safely refloated by tug boats.

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