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How the ship Ever Given was freed from blocking Suez Canal

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After working for almost a week to free the massive, stuck Ever Given, salvage experts accomplished the monumental task Monday — using loads of elbow grease and help from the peak of high tide.

A flotilla of 10 tugboats finally wrenched the bulbous bow of the Empire State Building-size container ship from the canal’s sandy bank, where it had been firmly stuck since March 23.

The boats had pushed and pulled the vessel for five days after dredgers vacuumed up sand and mud from its bow.

The breakthrough early Monday followed what appeared to be a setback when the Japanese-owned ship had temporarily settled back into the diagonal position it had been stuck in after running aground.

This satellite imagery released by Maxar Technologies shows the MV Ever Given container ship being pushed by tugboats in the Suez Canal on March 29, 2021.
This satellite imagery released by Maxar Technologies shows the MV Ever Given container ship being pushed by tugboats in the Suez Canal on March 29, 2021.
Satellite image ©2021 Maxar Tec

But aided by a high tide, the tugboats helped pull the vessel out from the side of the canal, straightening its heading as it slowly began to move, the Wall Street Journal reported.

After hauling the Ever Given over the canal bank, the salvagers then pulled her toward the Great Bitter Lake, a wide stretch of water halfway between the north and south end of the canal.

This picture taken on March 29, 2021 from a nearby tugboat in the Suez Canal shows a view of the Panama-flagged MV 'Ever Given' (operated by Taiwan-based Evergreen Marine) container ship as it begins to move.
This picture taken on March 29, 2021 from a nearby tugboat in the Suez Canal shows a view of the Panama-flagged MV Ever Given (operated by Taiwan-based Evergreen Marine) container ship as it begins to move.
AFP via Getty Images

Satellite data from MarineTraffic.com confirmed that the vessel was finally underway — moving away at about 1.5 knots from the shoreline toward the center of the vital global artery.

“We pulled it off!” said Peter Berdowski, CEO of Boskalis, the salvage company hired to dislodge the 200,000-ton behemoth, which, at 1,200 feet, is the length of four football fields.

The Panama-flagged MV 'Ever Given' container ship is tugged in Egypt's Suez Canal after it was fully dislodged from the banks, near Suez city, on March 29, 2021.
The Panama-flagged MV Ever Given container ship is tugged in Egypt’s Suez Canal after it was fully dislodged from the banks, near Suez city, on March 29, 2021.
AFP via Getty Images

“I am excited to announce that our team of experts, working in close collaboration with the Suez Canal Authority, successfully refloated the Ever Given … thereby making free passage through the Suez Canal possible again,” he added in a statement.

The ship, however, is now expected to undergo a technical inspection before resuming its delayed voyage, canal authorities said.

The Ever Given seen after it was dislodged from the backed-up Suez Canal on March 29, 2021.
The Ever Given seen after it was dislodged from the backed-up Suez Canal on March 29, 2021.
EPA/SUEZ CANAL AUTHORITY

It is unclear whether the ship, which is hauling goods from Asia to Europe, will continue to its original destination of Rotterdam or if it will have to enter another port for repairs from the major mishap.

It also remained unclear when the canal will be reopened to traffic, including the roughly 365 ships that have been stuck behind the mammoth vessel during the chaotic week.

The Ever Given is pulled by one of the Suez Canal tugboats, in the Suez Canal, Egypt on Monday, March 29, 2021.
The Ever Given is pulled by one of the Suez Canal tugboats, in the Suez Canal, Egypt on Monday, March 29, 2021.
Suez Canal Authority via AP

The logjam had created a massive traffic jam in the vital waterway, holding up $9 billion each day in global trade and straining supply chains already burdened by the COVID-19 pandemic.

A grab from a video released by Egypt's Suez Canal Authority on March 29, 2021, shows tugboats pulling the Panama-flagged MV 'Ever Given' container ship after it was fully dislodged from the banks of the Suez.
A grab from a video released by Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority on March 29, 2021, shows tugboats pulling the Panama-flagged MV Ever Given container ship after it was fully dislodged from the banks of the Suez.
SUEZ CANAL AUTHORITY/AFP via Get

Data firm Refinitiv estimated it could take more than 10 days to clear the flotilla.

Egyptian TV images showed tugboats blaring their horns as they towed the vessel.

The Ever Given container ship seen after it ran aground.
The Ever Given container ship seen after it ran aground.
EPA/SUEZ CANAL AUTHORITY

“Admiral Osama Rabie, the Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA), announces the resumption of maritime traffic in the Suez Canal after the Authority successfully rescues and floats the giant Panamanian container ship EVER GIVEN,” a statement from the SCA said.

Ever Given container ship partially refloated in the Suez Canal

A far view of the Ever Given seen after it was freed form the Suez Canal on March 29, 2021.

EPA/SUEZ CANAL AUTHORITY

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This satellite imagery released by Maxar Technologies shows a close up overview of the MV Ever Given container ship and tugboats in the Suez Canal on March 29, 2021.

Satellite image ©2021 Maxar Tec

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