Collision between two tankers disrupting traffic at Egypt's Suez Canal

A view of the BW Lesmes tanker at Freeport, Texas

CAIRO, Egypt (AP): Two tankers carrying oil products and liquefied natural gas collided in the Suez Canal, disrupting traffic through the global waterway, Egyptian authorities said on Wednesday (Aug 23).

The Suez Canal authority said in a statement that the BW Lesmes, a Singapore-flagged tanker that carries liquefied natural gas, suffered a mechanical malfunction on Tuesday night and ran aground while transiting through the canal. The Burri, a Cayman Island-flagged oil products tanker, collided with the broken vessel.