Tug boats work to free the Panama-flagged, Japanese-owned Ever Given, which is lodged across the Suez Canal, on Sunday. Photograph: Suez Canal Authority via APAround midday, tugs could be seen manoeuvring around the ship, some with tow lines attached, churning the water beneath them. This satellite image from Planet Labs Inc. shows the cargo ship MV Ever Given stuck in the Suez Canal on Sunday. The Ever Given container ship on the Suez Canal following a partial refloat in Suez, Egypt. About 15 per cent of world shipping traffic transits the Suez Canal, which is an important source of foreign currency revenue for Egypt.

Source: The Irish Times March 29, 2021 06:12 UTC