The ULCC Hanjin Green Earth (built 2013) reportedly caught fire as it transited the strategic Middle Eastern waterway on 1 May.

The Suez Canal Authority said that the Hanjin-owned vessel was 48 km to the south of the canal when some containers caught fire.

Latest AIS data shows the UK-flagged containership now anchored off the coast of Egypt’s Port Said in position 31° 38.99’