Suez Canal Crisis: Ever Given Launched Against the Wind / Wind Brings the Ship Back Across the Canal

The ship Ever Given was released from the shores of the Suez Canal, fueling hopes that this vital seaway will reopen soon, the international press wrote on Monday morning. The cargo ship owned by a Japanese company Shoei Kisen Kaisha and operated by the shipping company Evergreen ran aground on the banks of the Suez Canal almost a week ago.

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The ship reached Suez again due to strong winds, before the next complete deployment attempt, a witness and a source from the Canal authority told Reuters. However, the bow floats and did not re-enter the shore, according to the Reuters source.

More than 425 ships are waiting to pass, Loyd’s List estimates. According to the head of the Canal Authority, after Ever Given will be moved, it will take three and a half days for all the ships waiting in line to pass, the traffic will be done 24 hours a day. Ever Given is 80% "in the right direction", operations continue to release it completely

The ship has been directed, and its maneuvering operations with tugs will be resumed on Monday after the tide will raise the water level, according to the Suez Canal Authority. Traffic will be resumed on this sea route after Ever Given reaches the lake area.

The maritime traffic tracking website vesselfinder.com has changed the ship's status to "underway", confirming that it is no longer a failure.

The giant cargo ship is in almost complete floating condition and preliminary inspections will be carried out before it can be moved, an informed source told Reuters. The ship's engines have been started and preparations are being made to move Ever Given to the Great Lakes area, another source said. At least 369 ships are waiting to cross the Channel. In the early hours of Monday, information emerged that the bow of the huge ship had been taken ashore.

According to the head of the Suez Canal Authority, quoted by the Wall Street Journal, the ship was partially released, this being "good news". He said the tugs on the spot would work for about an hour for the ship to run through the canal: "I'm not done yet, but it's moved."

And shipping service provider Inchcape, quoted by Bloomberg, said the response teams managed to release Ever Given a week after it failed. The latest information from the satellite shows that the ship has headed, the bow is no longer on the east shore.