A coastal freighter, VGS Glory, ran aground on a reef near El Quseir, Egypt, on November 22. The 300-foot cargo ship, en route from Yemen’s Hodeidah to Egypt’s Port Tawfiq, drifted and ran aground off the shore of the popular Red Sea tourist town.
According to AIS data, the vessel had been drifting slowly in the Red Sea for over a month, making erratic movements. It was carrying 4,000 tons of cargo, 70 tons of fuel oil and 50 tons of diesel.
Per HEPCA, a local...