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Billions of dollars in damage: Another failure to rescue the stranded ship in Suez
Tugboats and bulldozers participating in the tedious operation were still unable to open the shipping lane, which has been blocked for four days.
More than 230 ships are stuck on both sides of the canal, and according to estimates, the damage to world trade could be enormous.
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Friday, March 26, 2021, 21:27
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In the video: The rescue attempt of the cruise ship stuck in the Suez Canal (Photo: Reuters)
Efforts to rescue the container ship stranded in the Suez Canal continued today (Friday), but the tugs and bulldozers were unable to move.
The ship, stuck at a diagonal angle since Tuesday on one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world that constitutes a significant trade artery to dry up Africa, in a way that caused a sea traffic jam and forced many ships to change course.
The ship Ever Given, which is more than four football pitches long, got stuck diagonally in the harshness of the dust and fog storms that hit the area during the week and blocked the canal.
A source from the Japanese shipping company Shei Kisen Kaisha, which owns the ship, said that tugs and giant bulldozers had been used in recent hours.
"Efforts are now focused on crushing the rocks around the ship to release it," he said, stressing that the company has no information on the extent of the damage caused.
Concurrent with efforts to crush the surrounding rocks, attempts are being made to lift and re-flood the ship, and the United States has offered to assist efforts to evacuate the ship from the road.
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Satellite image showing the ship Ever Given stranded in the Suez Canal (Photo: Reuters)
Meanwhile, the shipping world fears the consequences of the maritime traffic jam.
The German shipping giants "Marsk" and "Pag-Lloyd" have warned that they intend to examine lane changes to their vessels around South Africa.
"If the blockade continues, the ships will have to deal with the strong winds in Cape of Good Hope."
The number of vessels waiting in the area today reached 237, and according to estimates, every day the volume of stuck goods increased by $ 9.6 billion, or $ 400 million per hour.
According to a study by the German insurance company Allianz, blocking the canal could cause world trade damage of six to ten billion dollars a week.
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Attempt to rescue the ship stuck in the canal (Photo: Reuters)
The Suez Canal Authority said it would require the removal of 20,000 to 15,000 cubic meters of sand to reach a depth of 16 to 12 meters - and flood the ship.
An adviser to Egyptian President Mohab Mamish told the AFP yesterday that "the voyage will resume in 72-48 hours, maximum".
He added: "I have experience in several such rescue operations and as chairman of the former Suez Canal Authority, I know every inch of the canal."
However, experts have warned that the shutdown will last for many days, and even weeks.
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