MILANO – The Ever Given remains seized in the Great Bitter Lake in the center of the Suez Canal and Egypt is preparing to ask for a billion in damages from the Japanese owner of the maxi-container that blocked traffic between the Red Sea and the Mediterranean for six days . The passage of the 190 km. of water is now taken up regularly.
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“It is a right of our country to see the inconvenience caused by the boat stranding recognized,” Ossama Rabei, the president of the canal authority, said in an interview, quantifying the compensation demanded from Cairo at one billion.
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Rabei also said that the Ever Given commander has yet to deliver the black boxes with the on-board data recording and answer many questions from the investigators in charge of the investigation.
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He and his 25 crewmen are thus blocked on board and the gigantic 400-meter ship with its 20 thousand containers will only be able to resume navigation at the conclusion of the investigation. If they refuse to cooperate, Cairo could seize the ship and initiate a civil suit.
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The billion requested by Egypt is only the first item of a bill that promises to be high for the owners of Ever Given. Other requests for reimbursement could come from the 400 boats puffed for days at the two entrances of the Canal and from the owners of goods on board. To date, there are still about 200 ships waiting to pass through Suez.
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