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At the time of the Suez blockage, Marwa Elselehdar was working as a first mate, in command of the Aida IV, hundreds of miles away in Alexandria. The vessel, owned by Egypt’s maritime safety authority, runs supply missions to a lighthouse in the Red Sea. It’s also used to train cadets from the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT), a regional university run by the Arab League. Rumours about Ms Elselehdar’s role on the Ever Given were largely spurred by screenshots of a fake news headline – supposedly published by Arab News – which said she was involved in the Suez incident. The doctored image appears to be from a genuine Arab News story, released on 22 March, which profiles her success as Egypt’s first female ship captain. The picture has been shared dozens of times on Twitter and
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Egypt s 1st Woman Ship Captain Falsely Accused By Trolls Of Blocking Suez Egypt s 1st Woman Ship Captain Falsely Accused By Trolls Of Blocking Suez But before long, online trolls were falsely claiming that Marwa Elselehdar was responsible for the disaster.
Marwa Elselehdar said that fake Twitter accounts had been created with her name and photo.
When a massive container ship ran aground in the Suez Canal last month, Egypt s first female ship captain was hours away in the city of Alexandria, working as a first mate on board a different vessel.
But before long, online trolls were falsely claiming that Marwa Elselehdar was responsible for the disaster. An article from the Arab News about her groundbreaking career had been photoshopped, with a new headline claiming that she was involved in the incident, and screenshots were spreading around the Internet.
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