Middle East

Ever Given ship swings back across Suez Canal ahead of next tugging attempt


A massive container ship that has been blocking the Suez Canal for six days has swung back across the channel amid high wind on Monday, after being partially refloated.

The Ever Given ship’s bow was afloat in the water despite its change of position and the vessel had not become regrounded, according to Reuters.

The change in position comes ahead of the next attempt to fully dislodge the ship.

In the early hours of Monday morning, ongoing efforts to unblock the Suez Canal finally yielded results as workers were able to “partially” refloat it and move it from the shore during high tide.

Canal service firm Leth Agencies said the modest breakthrough came after around 10 tugboats and several dredgers worked to push and pull the 400m-long vessel free.

Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sissi made his first comment on the vessel as salvage work was ongoing, writing on Facebook that “Egyptians have succeeded in ending the crisis” of the stranded ship despite the operation’s “massive technical complexity”.



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