Normal traffic is expected to resume through the Suez Canal within hours, Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said on Wednesday, following the collision of two vessels.
“Slight contact” was made after liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier BW Lesmes made a sudden stop due to a technical failure that coincided with a strong current that drove oil tanker Burri towards it, SCA said in a statement.
The canal authority responded by sending tugboats to move both ships, the statement said.
Singapore-flagged BW Lesmes was successfully towed outside of the waterway, while Cayman Islands-flagged Burri could be seen approaching the southern end of the canal as of 12:00 pm local time, according to ship tracker MarineTraffic.
The canal’s north convoy will resume once Burri is towed, SCA said.
Source: Qatar News Agency