Watch: Giant Ship Floats Again After Blocking Suez Canal For 6 Days

The giant vessel had been wedged diagonally across Egypt's Suez Canal - one of the world's most vital waterways - since March 23.

Almost a week after it ran aground in Suez Canal, blocking hundreds of ships, the giant cargo ship MV Ever Given was seen floating in videos that emerged on social media. pic.twitter.com/CMnDX0GVOB About 27,000 cubic meters of sand were dug out, to a depth of 18 meters, to free the ship, according to reports. For six days, the giant vessel had been wedged diagonally across the Suez Canal - one of the world's most vital waterways - since March 23 leading to a long queue of more than 450 ships at the southern entrance to the trade route.