Egypt Says Won’t Release Ever Given Until Compensation Paid

Date: 12 April 2021 - 21:28

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CAIRO (Andolu) – The head of Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said the Ever Given container ship, which ran aground in the waterway for almost a week, will not be allowed to sail until compensation is paid. "The vessel will remain here until investigations are complete and compensation is paid,” Osama Rabie said in a TV interview, Anadolu news agency reported. "We hope for a speedy agreement. The minute they agree to compensation, the vessel will be allowed to move,” Rabie added. On March 25, the 400-meter-long (1,312-foot) Ever Given, owned by Japanese firm Shoei Kisen KK, was sailing from China to the Netherlands with almost 220,000 tons of goods when it ran aground in the canal.