The 20,000-TEU Ever Given has left its mooring in the Suez Canal's Great Bitter Lake having reached a financial settle compensating for losses suffered when it ran aground and blocked the waterway for six days in March.
The vessel, one of the world's largest containerships, had become wedged diagonally across the southernmost, single-lane stretch of the canal, disrupting global trade, reports Rotterdam's Dredging Today..
The Ever Given is still loaded with about 18,300 TEU and was escorted along the canal by two tugs. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Egypt had demanded US$550 million.
For the refloating of the 224,000-ton vessel, 30,000 cubic metres of sand was dredged to help free the vessel and a total of 11 harbour tugs and two powerful seagoing tugs (Alp Guard and Carlo Magna) were deployed.
The intense salvage effort has focused on removing sand from below the front and rear of the ship, while also pulling the ship with tugboats.
One man was killed during the operation.
The ship will be seen off in a ceremony attended by dignitaries, diplomats and company officials from around the world, reports Bloomberg.
The ceremony was marked by the signing of a settlement deal between the canal authority and vessel owners Shoei Kisen Kaisha Ltd, capping what turned into a public relations crisis for the waterway and Egypt itself.
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