According to reports, a containership grounded in the Suez Canal on November 26, when it lost power, interrupting the flow of traffic.
Specifically, the containership Al Muraykh lost power and grounded in the southbound traffic lanes. Although 24 vessels that were ahead of the grounded vessel continued their voyage, nine other southbound vessels were caught behind the ship. The northbound convoy was also reportedly suspended.
In light o the incident, the Suez Canal Authority dispatched assistance to the stranded vessel. With tugs’ assistance and after five hours, the containership was refloated and moved to an anchorage for inspection, permitting traffic to resume in the Suez.
In addition, the operator of the containership, Hapag Lloyd, reported that it expected the ship to proceed on its voyage uninterrupted.
In April, the Gard P&I Club has issued a case study as part of its loss prevention initiatives to provide lessons learned for onboard safety meetings, illustrating what went wrong during an incident that took place in the Suez Canal with the aim to raise the discussion and perform an onboard risk assessment of the incident and the factors which led to it, based on vessel’s procedures.
