Malu's lawyer says that when the incident took place, the industrialist was sitting on the passenger's seat. However, his statement is yet to be recorded.
MarineTraffic has shared a time lapse report on microblogging site X, formerly Twitter, which shows Burri turning sideways and colliding with an already sideways BW Lesmes at 8:40pm (GMT) before backing up and pointing straight.
Navigation in the Suez Canal has been fully resumed in both directions after the disruption of the traffic following the collision of two tankers earlier in the day, the Suez Canal Authority said on Wednesday.