A large ship was refloated by tugboats after it was stranded in Egypt's Suez Canal, informed shipping agent Leth Agencies on Thursday after which the flows of container ships resumed to normal in one of the world's busiest waterways.
The ship was identified by Leth as the 190 metres (623 foot) Xin Hai Tong 23, a bulk carrier.
"The Suez Canal Authority has successfully refloated M/V XIN HAI TONG 23 at 0740hrs (0440 GMT). The northbound convoy will enter at 0930hrs," stated Leth Agencies, in a tweet.
Navigation through the Suez Canal has stopped due to a ship running aground
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