Container ship stuck in Suez Canal ‘partially refloated’

Efforts to free the Ever Given were set to intensify through Monday, as more than 320 ships waited to use the vital waterway

The MV Ever Given, which has been stuck in the Suez Canal since Tuesday, was partially refloated on Monday (Suez Canal Authority/AP)

The stricken ship blocking the Suez Canal was “partially refloated” in the early hours of Monday morning, according to a canal services firm.

Leth Agencies said the modest breakthrough came after intensive efforts to push and pull the MV Ever Given with around 10 tugboats while vacuuming up sand underneath the ship with several dredgers at high tide.