Egypt’s Suez Canal confirms refloating of EVER GIVEN vessel

CAIRO – 29 March 2021: Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority confirmed, Monday that the stranded EVER GIVEN vessel was successfully refloated in the canal.

#BREAKING: Stranded Ever Given vessel in the Suez Canal was successfully refloated, no official confirmation yet.#Egypt #Suez #SuezCanal #EVERGIVEN #Evergreen #BreakingNews #SuezCrisis #SuezBLOCKED | #السفينة_الجائحة #عاجلpic.twitter.com/HxFAW2LUzw

— Egypt Today Magazine (@EgyptTodayMag) March 29, 2021

Presidential advisor Mohab Mamish said Monday, that working hours at the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) will be doubled to allow awaiting ships to cross the canal after a week of closure.

Mamish, aid for SCA and marine port projects, told Extra News channel that Ever Given will be fully examined to make sure it is sound and able to navigate its way.

All the while, Mamish said, the SCA will make way for other ships to cross. There are 321 vessels awaiting entry thus far.

For his part, Engineer Sabry Nasr, head of the Simulation Center at the SCA, said in a press conference that the center studies and researches maritime accidents minutely to avoid them or prevent their recurrence.

Nasr added that the simulation center helps predicting any potential disasters, such as pollution and oil leaks, and issues studies to constantly develop the Suez Canal.

He continued that a dredger named Mohamed Mamish, one of the biggest in the Middle East, will soon join the large fleet of dredgers of SCA, and dredging crews are being trained at the highest level to ensure efficiency, quality and swiftness.

The SCA has the best certificates in the field of maritime training, Nasr highlighted.

#Breaking: The Suez Canal Authority confirms that the stranded EVER GIVEN vessel was successfully refloated in the canal.#Egypt #Suez #SuezCanal #EVERGIVEN #Evergreen #BreakingNews #SuezCrisis #SuezBLOCKED | #السفينة_الجائحة #عاجل pic.twitter.com/ILnCvK30Z4

— Egypt Today Magazine (@EgyptTodayMag) March 29, 2021

“Egyptians have ended the crisis of aground vessel EVER GIVEN despite the enormous technical complexity that surrounded the process. And with the Egyptians’ success in restoring everything in Suez Canal back to normal, the world must rest assured about the security of the path of its goods through this vital navigational artery”, President Sisi wrote on his twitter account.

He thanked all Egyptians engaging in the refloating efforts, describing them as ‘loyal workers’ who have always proven to be ‘responsible’.

“I thank every loyal Egyptian who contributed technically and physically to ending this crisis. Today, the Egyptians have proven that they are always responsible. Egyptians dug the canal with the bodies of their ancestors and defended Egypt's right to it with the souls of their families. This very canal has always witnessed that Egyptians’ will shall be directed wherever the Egyptians decide.” Sisi said.