Recently, MV Ever Given (hereinafter “the vessel”), a 200,000 MT container ship ran aground and was stuck in the southern part Suez Canal. As a result, the vessel blocked Suez Canal for number of days; in fact, it means that the grounded vessel has blocked 10-12% of the global trade. The vessel was finally salvaged using mud excavators for number of days along with the assistance of powerful tugs. The salvage operation has prevented a need to lighten the vessel by offloading 20,000 containers from the vessel. The vessel, a Panama flagged vessel, can carry 20,000 containers. At present, the vessel is awaiting inspections at Great Bitter Lake (a lake in between Northern and Southern part of the Suez Canal) for signs of any damage to hull and also for collating evidence that could assist the investigators to find the cause of the grounding.
It is vital to note that this is not an isolated incident in Suez Canal. There have been further 75 reported incidents of different magnitude in Suez Canal between 2010 and 2019.
Please see attached file for details.
EVER GIVEN轮搁浅事故
最近引发全球关注的超大型集装箱轮Ever Given在苏伊士运河南段搁浅的事故，造成运河被堵塞多天，这也意味着全球贸易量的10-12%遭到中断。最终，Ever Given轮在经过数天挖掘机楔入运河边清除淤泥的方式以及拖轮的救助下重新起浮。目前，该轮在大苦湖（Great Bitter Lake）等待检查以确认船壳受损的情况，同时以协助检察人员收集搁浅的证据。
值得注意的是，该事故并不是孤立的事件。在2010年至2019年期间就发生过75起不同程度的船舶事故。
详细信息请参阅附件。
