Massive container ship becomes lodged in Suez Canal, blocking traffic

(NEXSTAR) – A Netherlands-bound container ship became lodged diagonally in Egypt’s Suez Canal, stalling dozens of vessels in the early hours of Wednesday morning. The website Vessel Finder identifies the ship as Ever Given, which is flying under a Panamanian flag from the Yantian district in China to Rotterdam.-- More...

The Suez Canal, one of the most important shipping lanes in the world, is reportedly blocked because someone accidentally got stuck with their giant container ship. The photo is unreal. pic.twitter.com/I2ACkBqPi2

— Marcel Dirsus (@marceldirsus) March 23, 2021