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Suez Canal
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Posted by Mary
on March 29, 2021, 6:32 pm
Suez Canal: Ever Given container ship finally freed
Published 39 minutes ago
The stranded container ship is seen finally on the move and no longer blocking the canal.
A giant container ship that blocked the Suez Canal for nearly a week has been freed after a huge salvage operation.
Tug boats honked their horns in celebration as the 400m-long (1,300ft) Ever Given was dislodged on Monday.
Traffic is set to resume in both directions through the canal at 20:00 local time (18:00 GMT), officials say. Hundreds of ships are waiting to pass.
Suez, which connects the Mediterranean to the Red Sea through Egypt, is one of the world's busiest trade routes.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-56567985
Photo included.
I hadn't appreciated how big the load is. I wonder how much junk that we can live without there is in those containers.
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