Stranded ship the Ever Given has been partially refloated almost a week after getting stuck in the Suez Canal, according to reports.
It has restarted its engines, a shipping source told Reuters, raising hopes the busy waterway will soon be reopened.
The 400-metre (430-yard) long Ever Given has been straightened in the canal and will undergo initial inspections before being moved, two sources said.
Video posted on social media appeared to show the ship's stern had swung around, finally opening space in the canal.
Ship-tracking service VesselFinder has changed the ship's status to under way on its website.
The Ever Given became jammed diagonally across a southern section of the canal in high winds early on Tuesday, halting shipping traffic on the shortest shipping route between Europe and Asia.
At least 369 vessels were waiting to transit the canal, including dozens of container ships, bulk carriers, oil tankers and liquefied natural gas (LNG) or liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) vessels, SCA Chairman Osama Rabie told Egypt's Extra News on Sunday.
Egypt's Leth Agencies tweeted the ship had been partially refloated, pending official confirmation from the Suez Canal
Authority (SCA).
The SCA had earlier said in a statement that tugging operations to free the ship had resumed.
The Suez Canal salvage teams intensified excavation and dredging on Sunday and were hoping a high tide would help them dislodge the ship.
About 15% of world shipping traffic transits the Suez Canal, which is a key source of foreign currency revenue for Egypt.
