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| Egypt's Suez Canal blocked by large container ship Egypt's Suez Canal has been blocked by a large container ship that ran aground after losing control, causing a traffic jam of cargo vessels in the region. Tug boats were deployed to help shift the 400m-long (1312ft) and 59m-wide ship - the Ever Given - but there are fears it could remain trapped for days. The incident occurred just north of the port of Suez early on Tuesday. The waterway connects the Mediterranean to the Red Sea, providing the shortest sea link between Asia and Europe. The Ever Given, registered in Panama, was bound for the port city of Rotterdam in the Netherlands from China and was passing northwards through the canal on its way to the Mediterranean. It became trapped at about 07:40 local time (05:40 GMT) on Tuesday due in part to a technical failure, local media report. The ship, built in 2018 and operated by transport company Evergreen Marine, ran aground blocking the path of several other container vessels which are now trapped in lines in both directions. Dr Sal Mercogliano, a maritime historian based in the US state of North Carolina, told the BBC that incidents such as this were rare, and could have "huge ramifications for global trade". "This is the largest vessel ever to go aground in the Suez Canal," he said, adding that the ship got lodged in the embankment after losing power and steering. "If they are unable to pull her free... in a high tide, they are going to have to start removing cargo." The operation to move the Ever Given, which could include removing large amounts of sand from around the areas where the vessel is grounded, may take days, Cairo24 news reported, citing the Suez Canal Authority. |
People who enter the UK illegally to claim asylum will no longer have the same entitlements as those who arrive legally, under new immigration plans. Home Secretary Priti Patel said those who arrive legally will immediately be given the right to remain in the UK indefinitely. But she said it was "fair" that it would be more difficult for people to stay if they came via an illegal route. Ms Patel will set out more details later on her New Plan for Immigration, described by the government as "the biggest overhaul of the UK's asylum system in decades". There were 35,099 asylum claims made in the UK during the year ending March 2020, with Iran, Albania and Iraq providing the most applicants. UK to consider sending asylum seekers abroad Asylum seekers could be processed on old ferries What happens to migrants who reach the UK? The Home Office said that "for the first time" the question of whether asylum seekers enter the UK illegally - via another "safe" country, such as France - would "have an impact" on how it dealt with claims. The government would seek the "rapid removal from the UK" of rejected applicants, with appeals "reformed to speed up" the process, it added. Ms Patel said: "If people arrive illegally, they will no longer have the same entitlements as those who arrive legally, and it will be harder for them to stay." But asylum seekers fleeing persecution or violence and coming to the UK via the "legal resettlement" route from countries such as Syria and Iran would straight away get permission to remain in the UK indefinitely, the Home Office said. Currently they have to wait for five years after being granted refugee status to apply for this. Under the new plans, anyone who pays criminal gangs to bring them to the UK will only ever receive temporary permission to remain and they will be regularly assessed for removal from the UK. BBC home and legal correspondent Dominic Casciani said it was not clear how this would work in practice as the UK was no longer part of an EU scheme for sending failed asylum seekers back to other states. Other proposals include bringing in "rigorous" age checks to stop adults entering the country by pretending to be children. Ms Patel said asylum applicants with criminal records who returned to the UK after being deported would receive a jail sentence of up to five years. The current maximum is six months. And people smugglers - responsible for shipping many of the 8,500 people who crossed the English Channel in small boats last year - could get life sentences, she warned. "Profiteering from illegal migration to Britain will no longer be worth the risk," the home secretary said. |
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