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Traffic in Suez Canal resumes after stranded ship refloated

The Ever Given is seen after it was fully floated.
The Ever Given is seen after it was fully floated. The ship became jammed diagonally across the Suez Canal in high winds, halting shipping traffic on the shortest shipping route between Europe and Asia. (REUTERS)
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March 29, 2021 07:10 AM

ISMAILIA -- Shipping traffic through Egypt’s Suez Canal resumed on Monday after tugs refloated a giant container ship which had been blocking the channel for almost a week, causing a huge build-up of vessels around the waterway.

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