Suez Canal, Suez, Egypt (WNews Year in Review)Â – A Massive cargo ship got stuck in #SuezCanal for 6 days back in March causing massive delays in the Supply chain & sparking Internet memes.
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The 400-meter-long (1,300 ft) Ever Given vessel was buffeted by strong winds on the morning of March 23 and ended up wedged across the waterway with its bow and stern stuck in the canal banks, blocking all traffic until it could be freed. Egyptian authorities said that “technical or human errors” may have also been involved.
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The blockage, prevented an estimated US$9.6 billion worth of trade to pass through the canal.
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The ship was freed on March 29 after 6 days but the owner was fined. A formal settlement between the owners and insurers of the ship, and the canal authority, was finally reached in July. The ship set sail again on 7 July, after having been legally stuck in the canal since it had been dislodged, stopping for inspections at Port Said before continuing on its journey to the port of Rotterdam.
