Stranded Suez ship's owner, insurers face millions in claims


  • World
  • Thursday, 25 Mar 2021

Planet Labs Inc satellite image shows the "Ever Given", a container ship operated by the Evergreen Marine Corporation, stranded in the Suez Canal, Egypt March 23, 2021. Picture taken March 23, 2021. Planet Labs Inc/Handout via REUTERS

LONDON (Reuters) - The owner and insurers of one of the world's largest container ships stuck in the Suez Canal face claims totalling millions of dollars even if the ship is refloated quickly, industry sources said on Wednesday.

The 400-metre, 224,000-tonne Ever Given ran aground on Tuesday morning after losing the ability to steer amid high winds and a dust storm, the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said in a statement, threatening to disrupt global shipments for days.

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