The warlord of the US aircraft carrier Eisenhower describes the disruption of navigation in the Suez Canal as a nightmare ... Details
Captain Hafez Hussein, the chief guide of the Suez Canal Authority, the guide of the US aircraft carrier Eisenhower, which crossed the Suez Canal, on Friday afternoon, on its way to the Indian Ocean and the Gulf region, revealed the details of the sea voyage that took it to the navigational course of the Suez Canal after days of regular navigation.
The authority’s chief guide says that its cruise through the canal took 10 hours, starting at 6 am, Friday, from Port Said, until Port Tawfiq arrived in Suez at 8:30 pm.
He adds: The commander of the aircraft carrier praised the Egyptian naval guidance, describing it as professional, referring to his happiness, for Egypt's success in floating the delinquent Panamanian ship and the return of navigation in the Suez Canal in record time.
In private statements, the captain Hafez Salameh revealed one of the enthusiastic positions between him and the American Commander Paul Campagna, saying: "From the situations that raised our hearts, when he saw the delinquent ship Evergiven, in the waiting area in the lakes, he described the scene of the suspension of navigation in the canal with a nightmare, indicating the efficiency of the guides. "With the success of floating and resolving the global crisis in record time, contrary to expectations and without human or material losses."
The Egyptian guide continues: “I told him that we are pharaohs, we can do what is contrary to expectations.” He said: The real challenge in the success of the Eisenhower crossing, the Suez Canal, was the night guiding, yet the crossing took place in safety, as the navigational course left the Suez Canal on Friday evening. , Confirming that they are accompanied by 3 destroyers, and two auxiliary trains 10 and Salam 2 of the Suez Canal Authority.
The US aircraft carrier crossed the convoy northwards heading south to Suez, with a tonnage of 80,360 tons and a length of 332.08 meters.
The Egyptian guides, Captain Mahmoud Abu Ajila, chief guide of the northern sector, the chief guide of Mumtaz Ahmed Khalil, and Rabban Muhammad Makram participated in her guidance on the Suez Canal.
For its part, the sources revealed, in private statements, that the ship was arranged within the North Convoy No. 7, in front of it the Uss Mitscher destroyer, behind it the USS THOMAS HUNDER destroyer, and the supply ship USS Monterey.
The sources indicated that the chief guide of the northern sector guides the American carrier during its transit, as it is accompanied by 2 rescue tugs in the Suez Canal Authority throughout the period it crosses the canal until it leaves the Gulf of Suez.
The sources stated that the American aircraft carrier, "Eisenhower" and its accompanying group of ships, had entered the Red Sea waters through the Suez Canal in mid-March, and also crossed the Peace Bridge, below the suspension bridge linking Asia and Africa, during 2019.
The US Navy announced the start of a combat operation for the aircraft carrier Dwight Eisenhower in the eastern Mediterranean, in support of the international coalition to fight the terrorist organization ISIS.
The US Navy stated that the strike group of the aircraft carrier "Dwight Eisenhower" carried out sorties in the eastern Mediterranean.
The USS Eisenhower carries 48 F / A-18E Super Hornet bombers, electronic warfare and early warning aircraft, transport aircraft, as well as anti-submarine and rescue aircraft.
According to the approved system, the group of ships escorting the aircraft carrier includes a nuclear submarine equipped with "Tomahawk" winged missiles with a range of 1.5 thousand km.
The US aircraft carrier has participated in multiple operations including Operation Eagle Claw during the Iran Hostage Crisis in 1980, as well as the Gulf War in the 1990s, and more recently in support of US military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
