- Lieutenant General Osama Rabie: "The maritime rescue efforts succeeded in rescuing the crew of the cargo ship "FENER" after the ship's drift increased and it headed towards sinking."
- The Suez Canal Authority is ready to professionally handle potential emergencies.
- All crew members are in good health and providing necessary medical care for an individual with a dislocated shoulder.
- The Suez Canal Authority has introduced a range of new navigational and logistical services to meet customer needs in both normal and emergency situations.
Lieutenant General Osama Rabie, Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority, announced the success of the Authority’s maritime rescue efforts in rescuing all members of the crew of the cargo ship “FENER” in the early hours of Wednesday morning, and the immediate response to the ship’s captain’s distress call to carry out the necessary rescue operations for the crew after the ship’s tilt increased by 10 degrees to the right and it was heading towards sinking while it was outside the canal’s navigation channel in the western waiting area north of Port Said, at a distance of 5 miles west of the northern entrance to the Suez Canal in the Mediterranean Sea.
Lieutenant General Rabie explained that as soon as the Port Said Port Movement Office and the main navigation control center received the report from the captain of the ship "FENER" at 11:30 pm on Tuesday, two tugboats were prepared and three marine launches of the Bahar type were deployed to evacuate all 12 members of the ship's crew and secure the ship during the crew rescue operation.
The head of the authority issued a message of reassurance regarding the health condition of the crew, confirming that all crew members are in good health, and that the necessary health care services were provided to one of the crew members who suffered a dislocated shoulder at the Suez Canal Hospital for Ribat and Ship Lights belonging to the authority.
Lieutenant General Rabie praised the efforts of the Authority’s personnel from various departments and sections in dealing immediately and quickly with the requirements of the emergency situation. The Authority’s Movement Department took charge of immediately dispatching the necessary marine units to evacuate the crew, while the Authority’s Services Department provided ambulance services by dispatching equipped ambulances and dealing with the injured case and ensuring that they received treatment at one of the Authority’s hospitals and were discharged.
In addition, the Security and Public Relations Departments took charge of coordinating with the concerned authorities and providing logistical services, then transferring the crew, at their request, to stay at one of the hotels.
The head of the authority indicated that the authority’s crisis management committee is monitoring the developments of the emergency situation around the clock and raising the level of readiness to take the necessary measures to deal with the ship.
The head of the authority added that the Suez Canal has introduced a range of new navigational and logistical services to meet the needs of customers in normal and emergency conditions, most notably marine ambulance services and crew change services.
Lieutenant General Rabie concluded his statement by emphasizing the readiness of the Suez Canal Authority to professionally handle potential emergencies through an integrated system that includes navigational competencies, accumulated expertise in maritime rescue operations, and specialized marine units in maritime rescue, navigational insurance, and pollution control.
