After 106 days stuck in Suez Canal, the Ever Given container ship finally started its journey, as the owner and insurers reached a compensation settlement with the canal authority.
To remind, the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) demanded more than $900 million in compensation for the salvage operation and other losses, later lowered to $550 million.
بعد 107 أيام.. سفينة EverGiven العالقة تغادر قناة السويس وتبحر إلى ميناء روتردام هولندا. pic.twitter.com/0CAHmlDt3u
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Ever Given, the giant container ship that infamously blocked the #Suez Canal for six days, costing the world economy BILLIONS, finally DEPARTS after its owners reached a MASSIVE settlement deal with the Suez Canal Authority.
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Following the situation, a Reuters witness on board a tug boat saw the Ever Given start to move north in the Great Bitter Lake, which separates two sections of the canal and where it has been moored with its Indian crew since being refloated on March 29.
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Canal sources said the Ever Given would be escorted by two tug boats and guided by two experienced pilots as it makes its way through the canal, one of the world’s busiest waterways, towards the Mediterranean.
A ceremony was held at the canal to mark the departure of the vessel, which is loaded with about 18,300 containers.
To remind, the Ever Given had become grounded in the southernmost, single-lane stretch of the canal on March 23 amid high winds.
