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Xin Hai Tong 23 Photo: Vesselfinder
By Alex Lennane
Xin Hai Tong 23, a 189m, Hong-Kong-flagged geared bulker, which became the latest vessel to get stuck in the Suez Canal, has been re-floated.
The northbound convoy was due to enter at 0930hrs.
According to AIS data, tugs had been working to free the vessel, which was wedged in the canal stern-first at around 7am local time.
The vessel was caught on the bank across the initial curved section of the canal near Port Suez, near to where Ever Given became wedged across the ...
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