Suez Canal: Containers could be taken off from Ever Given, officials say as salvage efforts continue

SUEZ, Egypt — Containers could be removed in a bid to free the skyscraper-size cargo ship that has been blocking Egypt's Suez Canal since Tuesday, the head of the canal authority said Sunday. Lt. Gen. Osama Rabie told Egyptian television channel Extra News the country's President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi had ordered the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) to prepare for all options, including taking some of the 18,300 containers off the 1300-foot long Ever Given.

Containers could be removed in a bid to free the skyscraper-size cargo ship that has been blocking Egypt's Suez Canal since Tuesday, the head of the canal authority said Sunday. https://t.co/hbo87yKnoV

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