Who is Marwa Elselehdar? The woman accused of the Suez Canal obstruction
The consequences of the Suez Canal blockage has been reported to cost billions of dollars. Unfortunately, Marwa Elselehdar has been used as the ‘scapegoat’ for this global trading halt. One thing though, she claims she was not even present on the ship. So, who is the woman taking the hit for this economically damaging event?
The media went into a frenzy on Tuesday March 23rd, when news hit that Ever Given, a Golden-class container ship, was blocking one of the world’s busiest trade routes, the Suez Canal.
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Egyptian female captain subject to fake news campaign blaming her for blockage
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Egyptâs first female ship captain says she was subject to a fake news campaign blaming her for grounding the Ever Given container ship in the Suez Canal, despite at the time working on a ship that was hundreds of kilometres away.
Marwa Elselehdar was working as a first mate in command of the Aida IV in Alexandria when the 220,000 ton Ever Given got stuck, blocking one of the worldâs busiest shipping routes for six days.
Egypt’s first female ship’s captain says she was subject to a fake news campaign blaming her for grounding the Ever Given container ship in the Suez Canal, despite working on a ship that was hundreds of kilometres away at the time.
Marwa Elselehdar was working as a first mate on the
Aida IV in Alexandria when the 200,000-tonne
Ever Given got stuck, blocking one of the world’s busiest shipping routes. The 29-year-old is a figure celebrated by feminists in Egypt. In 2015 she became both the youngest and the first female Egyptian captain to navigate the newly expanded Suez Canal.