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Suez Canal Reopens After Salvage Teams Clear Stuck Container Ship

HeadlineMar 30, 2021

In Egypt, salvage teams cleared a massive container ship from the Suez Canal Monday, after it ran aground on March 23 and halted traffic through one of the world’s busiest waterways for nearly a week. The ship was the size of the Empire State Building on its side. The Suez Canal Authority expects it will take days to clear a backlog of hundreds of stranded ships.

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