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This satellite image from Planet Labs shows the cargo ship 'MV Ever Given', grounded in the Suez Canal since Tuesday. AP
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The stranded container ship Ever Given, one of the world's largest container ships, after it ran aground in Suez Canal, Egypt. Reuters
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The stranded container ship Ever Given after it ran aground in Suez Canal. Reuters
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A tugboat by the Panama-flagged MV Ever Given container ship. AFP
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Tugboats by the Panama-flagged MV Ever Given. AFP
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Tugboats by the Panama-flagged MV Ever Given. AFP
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The Ever Given container ship which ran aground in the Suez Canal, Egypt. EPA
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Ever Given container ship is pictured in Suez Canal in this Maxar Technologies satellite image. Reuters
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A view of the earth moving equipment excavating sand near the bow of the Ever Given container ship in Suez Canal in this Maxar Technologies satellite image. Reuters
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A view of the dredging operations which continue near the Ever Given container ship in Suez Canal in this Maxar Technologies satellite image. Reuters
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Egyptian officials oversee the operation to free Taiwan-owned cargo MV Ever Given after it become stuck in the Suez Canal. AFP
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Egyptian officials oversee the operation to free Taiwan-owned cargo MV Ever Given after it become stuck in the Suez Canal. AFP
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Egyptian tug boats try to free the ship. AFP
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Egyptian tug boats try to free the ship. AFP
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Egyptian tug boats try to free the ship. AFP
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The ship is shown lodged sideways. AFP
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All movement in the canal comes to a standstill. AFP
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A satellite image of the Ever Given. AP
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A satellite image of the Ever Given. AP
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Stranded container ship Ever Given, one of the world's largest container ships, is seen after it ran aground, in Suez Canal, Egypt in this still image taken from a video. Reuters
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Egypt's Suez Canal authorities are redirecting shipping traffic on Wednesday after a 200,000-tonne container ship 'MV Ever Given' ran aground and blocked the canal's main channel. Reuters
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Recovery teams are surveying the 'MV Ever Given', which ran aground in the Suez Canal on Tuesday as it headed for the Mediterranean after leaving the Red Sea. Its destination is Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Reuters
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Lt Gen Osama Rabei, head of the Suez Canal Authority, second right, assesses the 'MV Ever Given' from the bridge of a cutter. AP Photo
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This satellite image from Planet Labs shows the cargo ship 'MV Ever Given', stuck in the Suez Canal. AP Photo
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This satellite image from Planet Labs shows the cargo ship 'MV Ever Given', grounded in the Suez Canal since Tuesday. AP
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The stranded container ship Ever Given, one of the world's largest container ships, after it ran aground in Suez Canal, Egypt. Reuters
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The stranded container ship Ever Given after it ran aground in Suez Canal. Reuters
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A tugboat by the Panama-flagged MV Ever Given container ship. AFP
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Tugboats by the Panama-flagged MV Ever Given. AFP
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Tugboats by the Panama-flagged MV Ever Given. AFP
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The Ever Given container ship which ran aground in the Suez Canal, Egypt. EPA
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Ever Given container ship is pictured in Suez Canal in this Maxar Technologies satellite image. Reuters
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A view of the earth moving equipment excavating sand near the bow of the Ever Given container ship in Suez Canal in this Maxar Technologies satellite image. Reuters
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A view of the dredging operations which continue near the Ever Given container ship in Suez Canal in this Maxar Technologies satellite image. Reuters
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Egyptian officials oversee the operation to free Taiwan-owned cargo MV Ever Given after it become stuck in the Suez Canal. AFP
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Egyptian officials oversee the operation to free Taiwan-owned cargo MV Ever Given after it become stuck in the Suez Canal. AFP
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Egyptian tug boats try to free the ship. AFP
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Egyptian tug boats try to free the ship. AFP
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Egyptian tug boats try to free the ship. AFP
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The ship is shown lodged sideways. AFP
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All movement in the canal comes to a standstill. AFP
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A satellite image of the Ever Given. AP
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A satellite image of the Ever Given. AP
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Stranded container ship Ever Given, one of the world's largest container ships, is seen after it ran aground, in Suez Canal, Egypt in this still image taken from a video. Reuters
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Egypt's Suez Canal authorities are redirecting shipping traffic on Wednesday after a 200,000-tonne container ship 'MV Ever Given' ran aground and blocked the canal's main channel. Reuters
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Recovery teams are surveying the 'MV Ever Given', which ran aground in the Suez Canal on Tuesday as it headed for the Mediterranean after leaving the Red Sea. Its destination is Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Reuters
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Lt Gen Osama Rabei, head of the Suez Canal Authority, second right, assesses the 'MV Ever Given' from the bridge of a cutter. AP Photo
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This satellite image from Planet Labs shows the cargo ship 'MV Ever Given', stuck in the Suez Canal. AP Photo
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This satellite image from Planet Labs shows the cargo ship 'MV Ever Given', grounded in the Suez Canal since Tuesday. AP
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