The Panama-flagged 10,050-teu Cosco Asia (built 2007) is said to have been the victim of the unsuccessful attack.
Mohab Memish, head of the Suez Canal Authority, confirmed in a statement that an incident had taken place.
“A terrorist staged an unsuccessful attack on a container ship passing through the Suez Canal on Saturday, in an attempt to disrupt the flow of ships through the waterway,” he said.
“The
