Oil Tanker Chrysalis Transits Suez Canal Safely, A Year After Red Sea Attack

The Suez Canal witnessed the transit of the Liberian-flagged oil tanker Chrysalis this week, marking its first journey through the canal since it was attacked by Yemen’s Houthis in the Red Sea last July. It travelled northwards through the Suez Canal, heading to Sidi Kerir Port in Alexandria, Egypt.

The tanker is 249 meters long, 44 meters wide, and has a total tonnage of 61,341 tons. This is the vessel’s first transit through the canal since that attack.

The Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority, Admiral Ossama Rabiee, stated that the return of Chrysalis to the Suez Canal sends a strong message of reassurance. He pointed out that this is a positive development toward the return of stability to the Red Sea region.

He also said that the return of vessels to transit the lack of a sustainable alternative, given the high costs of rerouting ships via the Cape of Good Hope and the absence of necessary navigation services.

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