Suez Canal Authority begins arrest procedures against MV Ever Given
Suez Canal Authority begins arrest procedures against MV Ever Given
Earlier, a shipping agency in Libya had also tweeted about the seizure of the vessel and crew by Egypt, but there has been no verification of the news.
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A satellite image showing the ship stuck in the Suez Canal. (Photo: PTI/AP)
Arrest procedures have been initiated against
shipping vessel MV Ever Given, which had blocked Egypt s Suez Canal and crippled world trade for nearly a week.
The news was confirmed by a spokesperson of Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM), the technical managers of the containership Ever Given.
HYDERABAD: Has the ‘Ever Given’ been formally arrested? A shipping agency in Libya, put out a tweet on Tuesday giving rise to the question.
“Egypt has formally arrested MV Ever Given container ship with a court order (issued by the Court of Ismailia City), pending a compensation payment of 900 million dollars,” MedWave Shipping Agency Libya said.
It could not be independently verified if the ship indeed had been ‘arrested’. But reports suggested that the ship had been ‘seized’.
National Shipping Board member Capt Sanjay Prashar said he had also tried to verify it. “So far, we have no official confirmation about it,” he told TOI. “Nevertheless, it appears that the Indian crew aboard ‘Ever Given’ will have to be prepared for a long haul.