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Suez Canal: Tanker refloated avoiding major trade disruption
An oil tanker briefly became stuck in Egypt's Suez Canal on Wednesday night, officials announced, raising fears that last year's major blockage of the global maritime route could be repeated. The Affinity V "ran aground in the Suez Canal at 19:15" (17:15 GMT)", a security source told AFP, adding that maritime traffic had been restored after "a short period of time". The incident was caused by "technical damage to the rudder resulting in a loss of control of the ship", according to the Suez Canal Authority, which said the 64,000-ton tanker had been "successfully refloated". The SCA said it had quickly mobilised more than five towing vehicles for the operation. Acco

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