A crude oil tanker grounded in the Suez Canal in nearly the exact location as where the Ever Given grounded in March of last year. But it appears she’s on the move again after about 5 hours blocking the canal.
AIS data from MarineTraffic is showed the Singapore-flagged crude oil tanker Affinity V was straddling the canal with its status as “Aground”. The ship is in the southern end of the Canal where there is only one lane.
Yoooo. The crude oil tanker Affinity V is aground in the Suez Canal in almost the exact same spot as Ever Given!! /ODaGkTus82
— Mike Schuler (@MikeSchuler) August 31, 2022
The Affinity V is a 114,070 dwt tanker measuring 252 meters long by 45 meters wide It’s draft is reported to be 11.2 meters.
It now appears as though she is on the move again after blocking the canal for about 5 hours:
