Workers free stricken container ship which was stuck across Suez Canal

This satellite image taken on Sunday from Maxar Technologies shows excavation work in an atempt to free the cargo ship. Picture: Maxar Technologies via AP

Workers have successfully set free a colossal container ship that for nearly a week has been stuck sideways across the Suez Canal, one of the world’s most crucial arteries for trade.

Leth Agencies said that the vessel had been refloated on Monday.