The owner of the vessel, punched in March 2021, the Suez Canal will pay compensation of $ 540 million. It is reported by Al-Arabyya TV channel.
Initially, the Egyptian authorities demanded 916 million dollars from the owners of the dry car industry – compensation for damage and removal of ship removal from Meli. Arrest was imposed on the ship. In May, the channel control agreed to reduce the amount of compensation.
Today, according to Al-Arabiya, the parties signed a fundamental agreement, including a refusal of further complaints.
On March 23, a 400-meter container ship, which passed the Suez Canal, launched a bust of the wind during the sandstone. As a result, the ship stuck, overlooking the nose and feed in the shores of the canal, and blocked the transport artery, through which about 10 percent of the world maritime trade passes. Dry cargo ship removed from Mels 6 days.