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CAIRO, Feb. 1 (AP) — A tanker carrying liquefied natural gas broke down in the Suez Canal on Wednesday, but traffic on global shipping lanes was unaffected, a canal spokesman said.
The rudder of the Bahamas-flagged Grace Emilia failed and tugboats pulled it to the side of the canal to let other ships pass, said George Safwat, a spokesman for Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority.
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He told The Associated Press that the northbound tanker stopped working in the southern part of the canal, where a two-lane waterway allows ships to pass.
Canal service provider Leth Agencies reported the incident in a Twitter thread, saying ships “can pass in both directions”.
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Spokesman Safwat said 68 ships passed through the canal on Wednesday. He said canal tugs were towing the Grace Emilia to Little Bitter Lake to fix the breakdown.
Built in 2021, Grace Emilia is 297 meters (975 feet) long and 46 meters (151 feet) wide. Its cargo hold capacity is 174,000 cubic meters.
According to vessel tracking service provider VesselFinder, the Grace Emilia sailed between India’s Port of Dabboul and Maryland’s Cove Point.
Last month, a cargo ship carrying corn ran aground in the canal before being refloated to resume traffic.
In March 2021, the giant Panamanian-flagged container ship Ever Given crashed into a single-lane section of the canal, blocking the waterway for six days.
Opened in 1869, the Suez Canal is an important passage for the transportation of oil, gas and goods. About 10 percent of world trade flows through the canal, which is an important source of foreign exchange for Egypt. (Associated Press)
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