Grounded British ship blocks Suez Canal branch

The British container ship, Mariming Miral, ran aground in the eastern branch of the Suez Canal Saturday and stopped traffic along this part of the waterway, the official MENA news agency reported.

The container ship, carrying 52,000 tons, ran aground owing to engine failure in the eastern branch of the Canal near Kabrit City, holding up 18 north-bound ships coming from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea.