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Excavations in the Suez Canal near the rogue ship
Efforts continue to re-float the 400-meter-long container ship EverGiven, which has been closing Egypt’s Suez Canal since Tuesday.
Excavators are removing sand and mud from the bow, while tugs and ship cranes are being used in an effort to move it.
On Thursday, the company that owns Evergiven, Japan’s Choi Kensen, apologized for the effects of the accident on the traffic of ships waiting to pass through the canal.
He said he was doing everything he could, together with local authorities and boat operators, to solve the problem, but cautioned that it was very difficult.
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The Evergiven container tanker, operated by the Taiwanese company Evergreen, is blocking the Suez Canal by accident.
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A fleet of tugs tries to move the 200,000-ton ship
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Bulldozers remove sand and mud near Evergiven’s hull
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More than 150 more ships try to cross the Suez Canal
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A satellite image of the tanker blocking the Suez Canal
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Suez Canal Authority officials inspect the site of the container tanker Evergiven in an attempt to come up with a rescue plan.
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The container tanker appears from the fields near the Suez Canal from afar
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Last year, the average number of ships that crossed the Suez Canal was 51.5 ships per day.
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The Suez Canal, shown here at 017, is 193 kilometers long and includes three natural lakes.
