Egypt races to dislodge giant vessel blocking Suez Canal

The vessel got stuck in a single-lane stretch of the canal, about 3.7 miles north of the southern entrance, near the city of Suez

Two tugboats next to the Ever Given (Suez Canal Authority/AP)

Tugboats and a specialised suction dredger are working to dislodge a giant container ship that has been stuck sideways in Egypt’s Suez Canal for the past three days, blocking a crucial waterway for global shipping.

The Ever Given, a Panama-flagged ship that carries cargo between Asia and Europe, ran aground in the narrow canal that runs between Africa and the Sinai Peninsula.