The Suez Canal Authority reveals the case of "Evergiven" .. and explains the story of the bulldozer’s photos
President of the Suez Canal Authority at the first press conference after the delinquent ship crisis
The head of the Suez Canal Authority, Lieutenant General Osama Rabie, said on Saturday that there were no injuries, deaths, or even pollution, following the stranding of the stranded vessel "Evergiven" since last Tuesday, speaking of positive indications in the process of re-flotation.
Rabei added in a press conference held in the city of Suez, which overlooks the waterway, that the accident occurred at half past seven on Tuesday morning.
He said that the ship was No. 13 coming from the south side, 400 meters in length, 50 meters in width, with a payload of 223 thousand tons, and the number of containers on it was 18,300 containers, and its height reached 52 meters.
Rabei stressed: "Immediately after the accident, we moved with 3 locomotives from the north and dealt with ships within the shipping course quickly and stopped them in the lakes, especially the crocodile, and the number of ships waiting for 321 ships in the north and south."
He emphasized that the Suez Canal Authority provides it with logistical support.
He explained that the Suez Canal Authority formed an operations room for the work plan to float the ship, which first began with knowing the position of the draft draft, to determine the working mechanism in terms of using tugs to tighten the ship, and dredging around its front (removing sand).
Rabie said that the main reason behind the ship’s stranding is not the weather. He also asserted: “The place of the accident was not in the new Suez Canal, but at the southern entrance, 35 kilometers from Suez, and therefore the biggest problem is that it is at the southern entrance to the canal, and if it was in the new channel, the crisis would have been Has been solved. "
He added that 14 locomotives are currently participating in the process of moving the delinquent ship, confirming that the propeller (fan) and the ship's rudder have returned to work again, which led to the movement of the stern of the ship.
The head of the Suez Canal Authority, Lieutenant General Osama Rabie, referred to the photos that many people circulated on the communication sites of a digger in front of the ship, stressing that some people were confused by the matter, as it is for removing sand and not pulling the ship.