Ever Given, the ship that blocked Suez Canal, is back for another crossing
- The giant container vessel made the crossing escorted by a group of SCA senior pilots and two tugboats as it was en route from Britain to China
- The ship had become jammed across the canal in March, halting all traffic and disrupting global trade
The giant container ship Ever Given, which blocked the Suez Canal for six days in March, crossed the waterway on Friday for the first time since it left Egypt after the incident.
The ship, en route from Britain to China, crossed the canal among a convoy of 26 vessels sailing from the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea, the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said in a statement.
Another 36 ships crossed the waterway from the south.
A group of SCA senior pilots and two tugboats escorted the Ever Given throughout its journey through the canal, the authority said in a statement.
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