Southbound 13,000-teu container ship MAERSK EMERALD reportedly suffered mechanical malfunction and ran aground in Suez Canal, in the morning May 28 according to her track. She was refloated with workboats assistance, and taken to Great Bitter Lake, where she was anchored in the afternoon. Understood crew fixed the problem, the ship resumed transit, as of 1730 UTC May 28 she was exiting Lake area. The ship is en route from Tanger to Salalah Oman.

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