The vessel, Affinity V, were blocking off the southern phase of the canal, two navigational assets mentioned, however SCA assets mentioned in a while after middle of the night native time that visitors had returned to standard.
The incident passed off in the similar southern, single-lane stretch of the canal the place an enormous shipment deliver, the Ever Given, ran aground for 6 days in March 2021, disrupting world business.
According to deliver tracking provider TankerTrackers, the Aframax tanker Affinity V appeared to have misplaced keep an eye on within the Suez Canal on Wednesday night whilst heading south.
“She temporarily clogged up traffic and is now facing south again, but moving slowly by tugboat assistance,” TankerTrackers mentioned on Twitter.
Refinitiv ship-tracking knowledge and the Marine Traffic website online additionally confirmed the Affinity V going through southwards and touring slowly within the canal, surrounded by way of tugs.
The Singapore-flagged tanker was once headed for the Red Sea port of Yanbu in Saudi Arabia, the monitoring websites mentioned.
Work at the enlargement is because of be finished in 2023.
