The Singapore flagged vessel Affinity V, drifted and obstructed the canal’s south section while travelling around 1700 GMT in a south convoy of vessels.
Five of the Suez Canal authority’s tug boats managed to get the vessel floating again in a coordinated operation five hours later the incident. Technical failure in the vessel’s steering mechanism caused it to hit the bank of the canal, and that navigation for other ships passing through the canal had returned to normal.
The 114070 Tons tanker Affinity V was built in 2016 with a length of 252.26 meters and a width of 45.04 meters and her current draught is reported to be 11.2 meters. She dropped anchor after transiting the canal at Suez south anchorage for further investigations and inspections.
