Online Rumours Shocked Egypt’s First Female Ship’s Captain

Last month, Marwa Elselehdar noticed something strange.

News had broken about a huge container ship, the Ever Given, that had become wedged across the Suez Canal, bringing one of world’s major shipping routes to a halt.

But as she checked her phone, online rumours were saying she was to blame, reports BBC.

Rumours About Role on Ever Given

“I was shocked,” says Marwa, Egypt’s first female ship’s captain.

At the time of the Suez blockage, Ms Elselehdar was working as a first mate, in command of the...

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The Journey Of Egypt’s First Female Sea Captain

Marwa Elselehdar has become the first woman to work as a sea captain in Egypt. As a little girl, Elselehdar always loved the sea and enjoyed swimming, reports Arab News.

Elselehdar’s education

She enrolled in the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport in Egypt and joined the International Transport and Logistics Department, but she was more drawn to the curriculum that was being taught to her brother in the Department of Maritime Transport and Technology.

The department was...

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