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Admiral Osama Rabie Receives the Panamanian Ambassador and the Director General of Panama Maritime Authority to discuss mutual cooperation
Chairman and Managing Director of the Suez Canal Authority, Osama Rabie confirmed that the authority has assumed full responsibility in dealing with the grounding crisis of the of the Panamanian-flagged container ship “EVER GIVEN” since the incident took place, and has harnessed all its technical, human capabilities, equipment, and marine units it possesses to successfully complete the salvage operation with the participation of more than 600 members of the Authority’s staff as well as using 15 tugs, multiple diving and salvage units, service launches, and two dredgers belonging to the authority’s fleet of dredgers, as the authority has introduced the use of dredging in marine salvage operations, which is not common due to its requirement of high accuracy and adhering to the highest safety standards.