UPDATE - Vessel runs aground in Suez Canal, efforts underway to refloat it: Shipping company

Incident did not affect traffic, says head of Suez Canal Authority

UPDATES WITH QUOTE FROM HEAD OF SUEZ CANAL AUTHORITY, REVISES DECK

By Abdul-Jabbar Aburas

ISTANBUL (AA) - A ship ran aground in the Suez Canal near al-Qantara city and the waterway’s authority is trying to refloat it, a shipping company said on Monday.

“M/V GLORY grounded while joining Southbound convoy near to Alaqantarah,” Leth Agencies tweeted.

“Suez Canal Authority tugs are currently trying to refloat the vessel,” the company added.

Suez Canal Authority confirmed that the ship ran aground and that it is being refloated.

Lt. Gen. Osama Rabie, head of the Suez Canal Authority, told Al-Arabiya TV that the incident did not affect the traffic through the waterway.

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