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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Samy Magdy

Oil tanker breaks down in Egypt's Suez Canal, briefly disrupting traffic in the global waterway

Suez Canal Authority

A tanker transporting crude oil broke down in a single-lane part of Egypt's Suez Canal on Sunday, briefly disrupting traffic in the global waterway, Egyptian authorities said.

The Malta-flagged Seavigour suffered a mechanical malfunction at the 12- kilometer (7.5-mile) mark of the canal, said George Safwat, a spokesperson for Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority. The tanker was transiting the canal from the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea

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