Ship that blocked Suez Canal leaves Egyptian waters
The Ever Given was released from Egyptian detention last week following an undisclosed agreement with the massive container ship's owner.
The ship that got stuck in the Suez Canal left Egypt’s territorial waters on Tuesday.
The massive container ship Ever Given signaled it was in the eastern Mediterranean between Egypt and Cyprus on Tuesday en route to the Dutch city of Rotterdam, according to the ship tracking website MarineTraffic. The vessel left Egyptian waters at 4 a.m. local time, a Suez Canal source told Reuters.
The Ever Given was stuck in the Suez Canal for about a week in March before it was refloated. The incident led to a traffic jam of more than 100 ships and delays to the roughly 12% of global trade that passes through the waterway.
Egyptian authorities held the ship for months after it was refloated, seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation. They released the Ever Given last week following an undisclosed settlement with the ship’s owner.
