Suez Canal Blocked
Suez Canal blocked by 20,000 TEU Container Vessel
The 220,000-ton, 400-metre-long Ever Given, operated by the Taiwan-based firm Evergreen, became stuck near the southern end of the canal on Tuesday 23 March 2021. The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said it had lost the ability to steer amid high winds and a dust storm.
Eight tugboats were working to free the vessel, blocking a lane key to Asia-Europe trade through which about 50 ships a day passed in 2019, according to Egyptian government statistics.