SUEZ: The enormous container ship blocking the Suez Canal for almost a week has been turned 80 percent in the right direction, officials said Monday, raising hopes the vital trade route could soon be clear.
MAJOR PROBLEM A handout picture released by the Suez Canal Authority on March 29, 2021 shows tugboats pulling the Panama-flagged MV 'Ever Given' (operated by Taiwan-based Evergreen Marine) container ship, a 400-meter-long and 59-meter wide vessel, lodged sideways impeding traffic across Egypt's Suez Canal waterway. SUEZ CANAL AUTHORITY / AFP PHOTO