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Egypt races to dislodge giant vessel blocking Suez Canal

By Suez Canal Authority via Associated Press

March 25, 2021

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Number of ships waiting to enter Suez Canal grows
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Ever Given, a Panama-flagged cargo ship, that is wedged across the Suez Canal and blocking traffic in the vital waterway is seen Friday.
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Cargo ships are seen idle at the Gulf of Suez as Ever Givena Panama-flagged cargo ship, is wedged across the Suez Canal and blocks traffic in the vital waterway Friday.
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This photo released by the Suez Canal Authority on Thursday shows the Ever Given, a Panama-flagged cargo ship, after it become wedged across the Suez Canal and blocking traffic in the vital waterway from another vessel. An operation is underway to try to work free the ship, which further imperiled global shipping Thursday as at least 150 other vessels needing to pass through the crucial waterway idled waiting for the obstruction to clear.
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This photo released by the Suez Canal Authority on Thursday shows Lt. Gen. Ossama Rabei, center, head of the Suez Canal Authority, with a team investigating the situation with the Ever Given, a Panama-flagged cargo ship, after it become wedged across the Suez Canal and blocking traffic in the vital waterway.
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This photo released by the Suez Canal Authority on Thursday shows the Ever Given, a Panama-flagged cargo ship, after it become wedged across the Suez Canal and blocking traffic in the vital waterway from another vessel.
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This photo released by the Suez Canal Authority on Thursday shows the Ever Given, a Panama-flagged cargo ship, after it become wedged across the Suez Canal and blocking traffic in the vital waterway from another vessel.
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Cnes2021, Distribution Airbus DS via AP

This satellite image from Cnes2021, Distribution Airbus DS, shows the cargo ship MV Ever Given stuck in the Suez Canal near Suez, Egypt.
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This photo released by the Suez Canal Authority on Thursday shows Lt. Gen. Ossama Rabei, head of the Suez Canal Authority, investigating the situation with the Ever Given, a Panama-flagged cargo ship, after it become wedged across the Suez Canal and blocking traffic in the vital waterway.
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This photo released by the Suez Canal Authority on Thursday shows the Ever Given, a Panama-flagged cargo ship, after it become wedged across the Suez Canal and blocking traffic in the vital waterway from another vessel.
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This photo released by the Suez Canal Authority on Thursday shows two tugboats next to the Ever Given, a Panama-flagged cargo ship, after it become wedged across the Suez Canal and blocking traffic in the vital waterway from another vessel.

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