Trapped Suez Canal ship ‘could soon be refloated’


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Trapped Suez Canal ship ‘could soon be refloated’ March 27, 2021 11:31 The ship's Japanese owners said tugboats and dredgers were working to free the ship. Photo EPA The large container ship trapped in the Suez Canal could be dislodged as soon as Saturday, the vessel’s Japanese owners have said. Yukito Higaki, president of Shoei Kisen, told a news conference on Friday that 10 tugboats had been deployed to dredge the banks and canal bottom. The US has also offered to send help, including a team of US Navy experts. The Ever Given became wedged in the canal on Tuesday,...