The bulk carrier MV Glory, which was bound for China, was refloated after running aground in the Egyptian waterway of the Suez Canal on Jan. 9, according to the Suez Canal Authority (SCA).
Adm. Ossama Rabiee, chairman and managing director of SCA, said the ship suffered a technical failure 23.6 miles into its passage through the canal. Rabiee did not elaborate on what caused the technical failure. pic.twitter.com/WAM6t8t504
— هيئة قناة السويس Suez Canal Authority (@SuezAuthorityEG) January 9, 2023 He stated that four SCA tugboats were deployed to the scene to help refloat the vessel. A total of 51 transiting vessels were expected to transit through the Suez Canal on Monday, the SCA said in a statement….