(CNN) A piece of celestial good luck likely made it easier for engineers to successfully refloat the giant container ship that blocked the Suez Canal for almost a week. "It is not uncommon for these tides to be a foot higher than other high tides during the year when the moon is further from the Earth," Jones said. "It is no doubt that these high tides were part of the strategy for dislodging such a massive ship." The March supermoon was the first of the year and was expected to be the fourth brightest moon of 2021. The Native American tribes in the US South call the March full moon the Worm moon because the earthworm casts -- soil that the worms digest -- become visible as the ground thaws at this time of year.

Source: CNN March 30, 2021 14:03 UTC