At 07:40 Eastern European Time (UTC+02:00) on 23 March 2021, the ship was passing through the Suez Canal on its way to Rotterdam from Tanjung Pelepas when it became stuck (coordinates 30.01761, 32.58018 ) near the village of Manshiyet Rugola and blocked the canal. The ship ended up with its bow wedged in one bank of the canal and stern nearly touching the other.