On Saturday, a new accident that, despite the sinking of one of the two vessels involved, did not cause the blockade of ship traffic if not delaying the transit of ships bound for the Mediterranean. While in the Ballah bypass, one of two sections of the channel where the transit can take place simultaneously in both directions, the tugboat Fahd is collided with liquefied petroleum gas vessel Chinagas Legend, of 49 thousand gross tons, which makes head of the Chinese group China Gas Holdings of Hong Kong, which was crossing the canal from Singapore to the USA. The tugboat, 34 meters long and 9.6 meters wide and part of the fleet of the Suez Canal Authority, sank following of the impact resting on the seabed at a depth of 24 meters and Six of the seven seafarers on board were rescued, while A seventh crew member reported missing. lifeless recovered status. The VLGC Chinagas Legend, long 230 meters and 36.6 meters wide, continued navigation to stop at Port Said pending damage assessment.