Suez Canal: 2 Ever Given's Crew Members Back Home

Chairman and Managing Director of Suez Canal Authority, Osama Rabie, announced Thursday that the investigation related to the aground Panamanian vessel, Ever Given, is still ongoing alongside the negotiations with the owing company as well as the insurance company to reach a convenient agreement for all parties.

Rabie accented on the fact that the Suez Canal exerts all the effort to guarantee the success of the negotiations and cooperates to fulfill all the needs of the crew of the impounded vessel at the Great Bitter Lakes zone until the completion of the investigations.

With regards to the aforementioned, Rabie pointed to the consent of the SCA to the request submitted by the owing company to allow two of the crew members to leave the vessel to their country due to urgent personal circumstances.

He also noted that all the logistic needs are met regularly by the shipping agency, assuring the SCA readiness to afford the essential needs of the crew, as well as understanding the related humanitarian aspects, according to the SCA's spokesperson George Safwat.