Ever Given partially refloated in Suez Canal: Live news
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The giant container ship has been stuck for a week, blocking one of the world’s busiest waterways.
Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has said that the Ever Given container ship, which has been blocking the crucial waterway for nearly a week, was partially refloated and has been turned in the “right direction”. “The position of the ship has been reorientated 80 percent in the right direction. The stern… moved to 102 metres (335 feet) from the shore,” compared with its position four metres from the shore previously, Suez Canal Authority (SCA) chief Osama Rabie in a statement. Monday’s move comes a week after the container ship ran aground in high winds, blocking one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes.More Related News