Cairo, Egypt.
The Authority of the Suez Canal (SCA) claims $ 916 million in compensation (916 million euros) To the boat owners container ship “Always given”, the British insurer UK P&I Club reported on Tuesday.
the ship blocked circulation by the canal since he stayed stranded and crossed in its waters on March 23, until it was refloated, after repeated attempts, on March 29th.
The insurer stated in a statement that the Canal Authority “has not offered a detailed justification” for this claim, which includes a game of 3$ 00,000,000 (251 million euros) for “Loss of reputation” and another $ 300 million in “Rescue voucher”.
“Despite the magnitude of the claim, that largely it is not supported, The owners and their insurers have been negotiating in good faith with the SCA, ”the company states.
On April 12, a “generous and carefully studied offer “, Details the signature, officials are declared “disappointed by the subsequent decision of retain the ship today “.
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“We are also disappointed with the SCA ‘s comments that the ship will remain detained in Egypt until the compensation is paid and that the crew may not leave during that time, “he added.
The insurer points out in its note that the channel lock did not generate any “Pollution” in the waters nor did he cause any injuries.
He also stresses that when the incident occurred, the ship was “completely operational, without defects in the machinery “nor” in his equipment “. EFE