Three bulk carriers run aground in Suez Canal, blocking northbound convoy
A 194,000-ton Panama-flagged bulk carrier suffered engine failure and ran aground at Kilometre 126 in the Suez Canal, temporarily blocking the northbound convoy, reported GAC Hot Port News.
The two ships following, also bulk carriers of 58,500 and 31,600 deadweight tons, ran aground too because of sudden engine failure of the ship ahead, inducing the Suez Canal Authority to cancel a northbound convoy until the grounded ships were re-floated.
While the canal is now clear and ships in the southbound convoy, transits have resumed transit though delays or congestion affecting canal was expected.
For more information, contact GAC Egypt at suezcanal@gac.com .