evergreen-suez

Updated: Suez blocked by stricken Evergreen vessel

A 20,000teu Evergreen vessel, the Ever Given, on a voyage from China to the north-west Continent, has gone aground in the Suez Canal, blocking it completely. The heavily laden 400m vessel reportedly lost power and steering and drifted astern, before going aground and embedding itself in the canal banks. Tugs were reported to be attempting to pull the vessel back into the water while efforts are also being made to ... [+]