(NPR) 'She's Free': Giant Container Ship Blocking Suez Canal Underway After Days

'She's Free': Giant Container Ship Blocking Suez Canal Underway After Days

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A satellite image shows the cargo ship MV Ever Given stuck in the Suez Canal near Suez, Egypt. Attempts to free the mammoth container ship stuck in Egypt's Suez Canal were almost successful Monday morning.



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'She's Free': Giant Container Ship Blocking Suez Canal Underway After Days

The Ever Given had been wedged at an angle across the Suez Canal since Tuesday, preventing other shipping vessels from traveling through the waterway.