Now playing Next Egypt Egyptian court refuses to release ship that blocked the Suez Canal The 400m-long cargo ship will only be released back to its Japanese owner once damages have been paid, Egyptian authorities have said. 05/05/2021
Now playing Next world news Suez Canal clears backlog of ships 5 days after Ever Given dislodged The last 61 ships stranded by the grounding of a massive container vessel passed the canal on both sides on Saturday. 03/04/2021
Now playing Next world news Ever Given: 'Lessons need to be drawn to improve safety,' says expert It's not clear when normal traffic will resume as at least 367 vessels, carrying everything from crude oil to cattle, have backed up as they wait to traverse the canal. 29/03/2021
Now playing Next world news Suez Canal traffic resumes as giant Ever Given ship fully refloated The ship was freed after dredgers vacuumed up sand and mud from its bow and 10 tugboats pushed and pulled the vessel for five days, managing to partially refloat it at dawn. 29/03/2021
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Now playing Next Egypt Suez Canal remains blocked amid efforts to free stuck vessel The Ever Given, a Panama-flagged ship that carries cargo between Asia and Europe, ran aground Tuesday in the narrow canal that runs between Africa and the Sinai Peninsula. 27/03/2021
Now playing Next Egypt More than 200 ships are now waiting to get through the Suez Canal Experts warn that moving the Ever Given could take over a week. 26/03/2021
Now playing Next Good Morning Europe Suez Canal: Owner of wedged container ship apologises 12% of global trade passes through the canal and older channels have been opened to try to deal with the backlog of traffic. It is thought that a gust of wind caused the ship to get stuck. 25/03/2021
