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New attempts planned to free huge vessel stuck in Suez Canal

A satellite image shows stranded container ship Ever Given after it ran aground in Suez Canal, Egypt. [Reuters]

A giant container ship remained stuck sideways in Egypt’s Suez Canal for a fifth day yesterday, as authorities prepared to make new attempts to free the vessel and reopen a crucial east-west waterway for global shipping.

The Ever Given, a Panama-flagged ship that carries cargo between Asia and Europe, ran aground Tuesday in the narrow canal that runs between Africa and the Sinai Peninsula.

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