A cargo ship carrying more than 65,000 metric tons of corn from Ukraine to China that went aground on January 9 in the Suez Canal has been refloated, and traffic through the crucial waterway restored, Egyptian authorities said. According to Admiral Ossama Rabei, the head of the Suez Canal Authority, the MV Glory suffered a sudden technical failure while transiting through the canal, and four tugboats were deployed to help refloat it. After being refloated, the vessel was towed to a nearby maritime park for repairs, Rabei said. He did not elaborate on the nature of the technical failure. To read the original story by AP, click here.
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