nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor3 89S7|||Ever Given Partially Afloat As Salvage Teams Race To Reopen Suez Canal||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||The Ever Given has been wedged at an angle across the Suez Canal since Tuesday, preventing other shipping vessels from traveling through the waterway.

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A satellite image shows the cargo ship MV Ever Given stuck in the Suez Canal near Suez, Egypt. Attempts to free the mammoth container ship stuck in Egypt’s Suez Canal were almost successful Monday morning.

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Ever Given Partially Afloat As Salvage Teams Race To Reopen Suez Canal

The Ever Given has been wedged at an angle across the Suez Canal since Tuesday, preventing other shipping vessels from traveling through the waterway.

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