Successful floating of a container ship after it ran aground in the Suez Canal

The Suez Canal Authority succeeded this evening, Sunday, in floating the container ship "MSC Istanbul", which ran aground in the canal, and resuming its transit through the waterway again.

The announcement came in a statement published on its website.

Lieutenant General Osama Rabie, Chairman of the Authority, had announced earlier on Sunday that the ship "MS Istanbul" ran aground while crossing the canal.

Lieutenant General Rabie said the ship ran aground while crossing the canal as part of the southern convoy on its journey from Malaysia to Portugal.

He added that as soon as the main navigation control center received the notification of the ship's stranding in kilometer 78 channel numbering, four tugs were immediately pushed to float the ship.

Lieutenant General Rabie sent a message of reassurance that the navigation movement in the canal was not affected by this emergency situation, as all ships coming from the north direction crossed in their usual form, and the navigation movement coming from the south direction was organized by diverting the transit of ships from the western channel to the eastern channel.