{"id":341612,"date":"2021-03-29T09:46:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-29T13:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=341612"},"modified":"2021-03-29T09:46:05","modified_gmt":"2021-03-29T13:46:05","slug":"stranded-suez-canal-cargo-ship-partially-freed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stranded-suez-canal-cargo-ship-partially-freed\/","title":{"rendered":"Stranded Suez Canal Cargo Ship Partially Freed"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstranded-suez-canal-cargo-ship-partially-freed%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=341612&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-4215.jpeg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A massive cargo ship stuck in the Suez Canal was \u201cpartially refloated\u201d on Monday, a first step in clearing the heavily trafficked channel that connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea.<\/p>\n<p>The 1,300-foot ship, called Ever Given, had been stuck for six days, having gotten turned sideways and running aground. Maritime services provider Inchcape said the ship \u201cwas successfully re-floated,\u201d and said \u201cshe is being secured at the moment,\u201d The Associated Press <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/egypt-suez-canal-48f856c9afed58feb908878c2a495287\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe obstruction has held up $9 billion each day in global trade and strained supply chains already burdened by the coronavirus pandemic,\u201d said the AP. \u201cAt least 367 vessels, carrying everything from crude oil to cattle, were still waiting to pass through the canal, while dozens more were taking the alternate route around the Cape of Good Hope at Africa\u2019s southern tip, adding some two weeks to journeys and threatening delivery delays.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The effort to free the ship involved at least 10 tugboats, and engineers waited until a full moon brought a spring tide, raising the canal\u2019s water level. Several dredgers also vacuumed up nearly a million cubic meters of sand and mud around the ship to free it. Posts on social media showed the ship floating and away from the bank.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.0671834625323\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a>| Ever Given was successfully re-floated<\/p>\n<p>at 4.30 am local time and was being secured at the moment, Inchcape, a global provider of marine services said on Twitter __ REUTERS<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Egypt?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Egypt<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Suez?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Suez<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SuezCanal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SuezCanal<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EVERGIVEN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EVERGIVEN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Evergreen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Evergreen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BreakingNews?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BreakingNews<\/a>|<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D9%82%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%B3?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0642\u0646\u0627\u0629_\u0627\u0644\u0633\u0648\u064a\u0633<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%AD%D8%A9?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0644\u0633\u0641\u064a\u0646\u0629_\u0627\u0644\u062c\u0627\u0626\u062d\u0629<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AC%D9%84?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0639\u0627\u062c\u0644<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HxFAW2LUzw\">pic.twitter.com\/HxFAW2LUzw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Egypt Today Magazine (@EgyptTodayMag) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EgyptTodayMag\/status\/1376392901924679681?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Another post showed the ship floating, with the air filled by the sounds of tugboats blasting their horns in celebration.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6.3436123348018\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Watch: Ships blow their horns moments after <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EverGiven?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EverGiven<\/a> is re-floated, almost one week after it had blocked the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SuezCanal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SuezCanal<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PmPvRx2o5B\">https:\/\/t.co\/PmPvRx2o5B<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YsaPSDWYQH\">pic.twitter.com\/YsaPSDWYQH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlArabiya_Eng\/status\/1376390839618961408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>But there may still be much work to do. The ship suffered a damaged hull when it ran aground and it\u2019s not clear how soon it will be able to be repaired and move through the canal. Workers are set to begin offloading some of the ship\u2019s 18,000 containers to lighten the load.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt wasn\u2019t clear whether the Panama-flagged, Japanese-owned ship, hauling goods from Asia to Europe, would head to its original destination of Rotterdam or if it will need to enter another port for repairs,\u201d said the AP.<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"30\">\n<p><em>Ship operators did not offer a timeline for the reopening of the crucial canal, which carries over 10% of global trade, including 7% of the world\u2019s oil. Over 19,000 ships passed through last year, according to canal authorities. Millions of barrels of oil and liquified natural gas flow through the artery from the Persian Gulf to Europe and North America. Goods made in China \u2014 furniture, clothes, supermarket basics \u2014 bound for Europe also must go through the canal, or else take a circuitous 5,000 kilometer (3,1000 mile) detour around the southern tip of Africa.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Canal authorities have desperately tried to free the vessel by relying on tugs and dredgers alone, even as analysts warned that 400-meter-long ship, weighing 220,000 tons, may be too heavy for such an operation. As a window for a breakthrough narrows with high tide receding this week, fears have grown that authorities would be forced to lighten the vessel by removing the ship\u2019s 20,000 containers \u2014 a complex operation, requiring specialized equipment not found in Egypt, that could take days or weeks.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A massive cargo ship stuck in the Suez Canal was \u201cpartially refloated\u201d on Monday, a first step in clearing the heavily trafficked channel that connects the Mediterranean Sea to the &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2311302,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-4215.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Stranded Suez Canal Cargo Ship Partially Freed","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-341612","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-4215.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Stranded Suez Canal Cargo Ship Partially Freed","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/341612","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=341612"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/341612\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2311302"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=341612"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=341612"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=341612"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}