An aerial view of the Gulf of Suez and the Suez Canal are pictured via the window of an airplane on a flight between Cairo and Doha, Egypt, November 27, 2021. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

CAIRO, Sept 1 (Reuters) – Tug boats refloated a ship that briefly ran aground in Egypt’s Suez Canal late on Wednesday, a supply from the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) andstate TV reported.

The vessel had been blocking the southern part of the canal, two navigational sources mentioned, however the SCA supply mentioned shortly afterwards that visitors had returned to regular.

There was no instant assertion in regards to the incident from the SCA.

Based on ship monitoring service TankerTrackers, the Aframax tanker Affinity V appeared to have misplaced management within the Suez Canal whereas heading southbound.

“She briefly clogged up visitors and is now dealing with south once more, however transferring slowly by tugboat help,” TankerTrackers mentioned on Twitter.

Reporting by Yousri Mohamed and Yasmin Hussein; Writing by Aidan Lewis; Modifying by Mark Porter and Christian Schmollinger

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