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The colossal container ship Ever Given that has blocked the Suez Canal since last Tuesday is on the move again after being refloated.
The ship, which is about as long as the Empire State Building is tall, was freed and traffic is resuming in the channel, Suez Canal Authority chairman Lt. Gen. Osama Rabie said Monday, according to Reuters.
Leth Agencies said early Monday that the breakthrough came after intensive efforts to push and pull the ship with 10 tugboats and vacuum up sand with several dredgers at spring tide.
The blockage held up $9 billion in global trade each day, bringing disruption to the vital waterway.
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