Colossal container ship freed after blocking Suez Canal for nearly a week

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SUEZ, Egypt — Salvage teams on Monday freed a colossal container ship stuck for nearly a week in the Suez Canal, ending a crisis that had clogged one of the world’s most vital waterways and halted billions of dollars a day in maritime commerce.

Helped by the tides, a flotilla of tugboats wrenched the bulbous bow of the skyscraper-sized Ever Given from the canal’s sandy bank, where it had been firmly lodged since March 23.

The tugs blared their horns in jubilation as they guided the Ever Given through the water after days of futility that had captivated the world, drawing scrutiny and social media ridicule.

The giant vessel headed toward the Great Bitter Lake, a wide stretch of water halfway between the north and south ends of the canal, where it will be inspected, said Evergreen Marine Corp., a Taiwan-based shipping company that operates the ship.

The Suez Canal Authority also will inspect the area where the vessel ran aground, to see if it is safe for shipping to resume through the waterway and clear a traffic jam of ships waiting to enter.


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Some of the crates on the ship look like among us

nardz
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Yay, I’m finally going to be able to get my ps5

LostUndertheSky
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Where was the ship's captain from ?

shn
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Maybe I can afford a tank of gas now 🙄

williamhiggs
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Was that ship try drifting on turns ? 😂

rajeshchoudhary
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What you need to know is who owns the ship then you will know it’s a test by China

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