Plan made to refloat ship blocking Suez Canal using tide

An operation is underway to try to work free the ship (Suez Canal Authority via AP)

The company that owns the giant container ship stuck across the Suez Canal said an attempt will be made to refloat the vessel by taking advantage of tidal movements.

The Ever Given, owned by Japanese firm Shoei Kisen KK, got wedged on Tuesday in a single-lane stretch of the canal, north of the southern entrance near the city of Suez.