25.03.2021
Artikel Nummer: 35772
God given?
In hunting, the game is sometimes chased through a bottleneck where there is no alternative escape route, this is called a “forced crossing”. It can also apply to cargo.
6 km north of the city of Suez in the single-lane section of the over 150-year-old Suez Canal, the "MV Ever Given", which had run aground on the canal bank due to strong winds and power failure, remains stuck. So far, reports that the vessel had been salvaged have turned out to be false.
The ship of the Evergreen fleet, which sails under the Panamanian flag, continues to block the passage of one of the most important waterways between Asia and Europe in both directions. The Suez Canal is used by more than 50 ships daily. (cd)