A tanker transporting crude oil broke down in a single-lane part of Egypt's Suez Canal on Sunday, disrupting traffic in the global waterway, Egyptian authorities said.

• The Malta-flagged Seavigour suffered a mechanical malfunction at the 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) mark of the canal, said George Safwat, a spokesperson for Egypt's Suez Canal Authority.
• The canal authority deployed three tugboats to tow away the tanker and allow other vessels to transit the waterway, he said.