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Associated Press: Ship still stuck in Suez Canal for 2 entire days now as backlog grows to 150 other ships

By Associated Press.

Published March 26, 2021 at 1:31 am

This handout satellite images courtesy of Cnes 2021 released on March 25, 2021 by Airbus DS shows the Taiwan-owned MV 'Ever Given' (Evergreen) container ship, a 400-metre- (1,300-foot-)long and 59-metre wide vessel, lodged sideways and impeding all traffic across the waterway of Egypt's Suez Canal. - The owners of a giant container vessel blocking the Suez Canal said they faced "extreme difficulty" refloating it as Egypt temporarily closed one of the world's busiest shipping lanes. (Photo by - / Cnes2021, Distribution Airbus DS / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / CNES 2020" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS ---

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The ship the length of four football fields that’s wedged across Egypt’s Suez Canal is bottlenecking global trade routes for a third day as at least 150 other vessels needing to pass through the crucial waterway are sitting idle, waiting for the obstruction to clear.