Two tankers have collided in the Suez Canal, disrupting traffic in the global waterway for several hours, Egyptian authorities said. The Suez Canal Authority reported that a tanker carrying liquefied natural gas, the Singapore-flagged BW Lesmes, suffered mechanical issues on Tuesday night and ran aground while passing through the canal. An oil products tanker, the Cayman Island-flagged Burri, then crashed into the broken-down vessel.
The Malta-flagged Seavigour (pictured) suffered a mechanical malfunction at the 12 kilometres mark of the canal, said a spokesperson for Egypt s Suez Canal Authority.
CAIRO (AP) – A tanker transporting curd oil broke down in a single-lane part of Egypt’s Suez Canal yesterday, disrupting traffic in the global waterway, Egyptian authorities said. The Malta-flagged Seavigour suffered a mechanical malfunction at the 12-kilometre mark of the canal, said George Safwat, a spokesperson for Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority. The tanker was […]