The Ever Given ship, which has blocked the Suez Canal for six days now, has been successfully refloated and is “no longer grounded”, the canal authority has confirmed.
The Suez Canal Authority said in a statement that the massive container ship was fully floated on Monday and traffic in the waterway would resume.
A canal service firm also confirmed that the Ever Given was no longer grounded. Leth Agencies said in a tweet: “It is with utmost pleasure that we can confirm that the Suez Canal Authority and staff have succeeded in re-floating M/V EVER GIVEN.
“She is currently underway to Great Bitter Lake… M/V EVER GIVEN is no longer grounded.”
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