Tugboats and a specialized suction dredger worked to dislodge a giant container ship that has been stuck sideways in Egypt’s Suez Canal for the past three days, blocking a crucial waterway for global shipping. That would allow the salvage crews to move the Ever Given to the middle of the shipping lane, officials said.Įver Given, a Panama-flagged cargo ship, that is wedged across the Suez Canal and blocking traffic in the vital waterway is seen Saturday, March 27, 2021. Their work will resume 11:30 AM local time when water levels are expected to rise to their highest point. Osama Rabie, chairman of the Suez Canal Authority, announced early Monday, that the stern of the Ever Given container ship had been moved 102 meters from shore it had been just 4 feet from land.Ī team of tugboats pushed and pulled the ship from the edge of the canal. (Washington) - Six days after a massive cargo ship ran aground in the Suez Canal and drove traffic to a standstill in one of the world’s most important waterways, authorities reported the vessel was partially afloat. That's even as major shippers increasingly divert their boats out of fear the vessel may take even longer to free. Two additional tugboats are speeding to canal to aid efforts to free the skyscraper-sized container ship wedged for days across the crucial waterway. In this photo released by the Suez Canal Authority, tug boats and diggers work to free the Panama-flagged, Japanese-owned Ever Given, which is lodged across the Suez Canal, Sunday, March 28, 2021. Now, it’s time to find better ways to interact with you and ensure we meet your high standards of what a credible media organization should be. The days of journalism’s one-way street of simply producing stories for the public have long been over.
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