Hong Kong-flagged Xin Hai Tong 23 is quickly rescued and taken elsewhere by tugboats, in incident reminiscent of 6-day clogging of critical waterway by Ever Given vessel
Tugboats attempt to refloat Norwegian vessel holding 65,000 tons of Ukrainian corn bound for China; in 2021, ship blocked waterway for 6 days, delaying $9 billion in daily trade
Tugboats deployed to refloat oil tanker that became wedged in a single-lane stretch; incident comes over a year after a shipping vessel blocked the canal for 6 days
380-kilometer road trip from Rafah to Cairo passes through sweltering deserts of the Sinai peninsula, where the Egyptian army imposes checkpoints and nighttime curfews
Regime sources quoted saying Israel has 'failed to create a consensus against Iran' following attack on Israeli-linked ship, but 'continues to try to create tension' in the region
Vessel resumes voyage after settlement reached over compensation for salvage operation, cost of stalled canal traffic and lost transit fees while ship blocked key waterway
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