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1/Recap of last night's #Suez incident. MT #AFFINITYV grounded southbound in the canal near the same spot as #EverGiven. She was lightly loaded and appeared to be set to the west by wind. Her bow grounded and her stern pitched to the opposite bank...
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2/After #AFFINITYV went aground, with her bow into the west bank and her stern across the canal, the smaller tanker #Amelia, behind her in the southbound convoy appeared to strike her starboard quarter.
Amelia was backed off and #Suez tugs responded to free #AFFINITYV.
Amelia was backed off and #Suez tugs responded to free #AFFINITYV.
3/With the benefit of a 4ft high tide, the tugs were able to move the stern of #AFFINITYV counter clockwise into the canal and then pull her back into the channel and move her about a mile down canal. Total time was about 4 to 5 hours.
The 252M, 114k ton Singapore-flagged crude oil tanker #AffinityV went aground south bound in the #Suez, just north of where #EverGiven went aground in March 2021.
Egyptian tugs are on scene.
Vessels in the southbound convoy from the lake appear to be in disarray having to stop.
Egyptian tugs are on scene.
Vessels in the southbound convoy from the lake appear to be in disarray having to stop.
Looking at her track on @MarineTraffic, she appeared to ground, get loose and is now grounded again.
Her last port was Sines, Portugal enroute to Yanbu, Saudi Arabia. She is probably light and heading to load.
Her last port was Sines, Portugal enroute to Yanbu, Saudi Arabia. She is probably light and heading to load.
Tanker #AFFINITYV is currently being assisted by the large tug Ezzat Adel and three smaller tugs.
They appeared to have removed her from the initial grounding but then grounded again a mile further south based on her AIS data.
They appeared to have removed her from the initial grounding but then grounded again a mile further south based on her AIS data.
BREAKING: tanker #AFFINITYV has run aground & gotten stuck in the #SuezCanal.
Similar section to #EverGiven.
Suez canal traffic halted.
A whole bunch of tugs now working to pull the crude oil tanker free. 1/
Similar section to #EverGiven.
Suez canal traffic halted.
A whole bunch of tugs now working to pull the crude oil tanker free. 1/
2/ So, the crude oil tanker #AFFINITYV is only partially laden.
This fits. She's heading to Yanbu, Saudi Arabia. Presumably to get more from an oil terminal there.
That means her draught (part below waterline) isn't at max. (11.2m vs 15.5).
Read, easier to pull off.
This fits. She's heading to Yanbu, Saudi Arabia. Presumably to get more from an oil terminal there.
That means her draught (part below waterline) isn't at max. (11.2m vs 15.5).
Read, easier to pull off.
3/ VIDEO UPDATE: #AFFINITYV is freed!
She got grounded, freed, maybe-grounded again, and now very gingerly under tow southbound in the #SuezCanal.
Cause unclear. But I've narrated an animation of the initial incident.
She got grounded, freed, maybe-grounded again, and now very gingerly under tow southbound in the #SuezCanal.
Cause unclear. But I've narrated an animation of the initial incident.
