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

Six days after a massive cargo ship ran aground in the Suez Canal and drove traffic to a standstill in one of the world's most important waterways, authorities reported the vessel was partially afloat.

Osama Rabie, chairman of the Suez Canal Authority, announced early Monday, that the stern of the Ever Given container ship had been moved 102 meters from shore; it had been just 4 feet from land.

A team of tugboats pushed and pulled the ship from the edge of the canal. Their work will resume 11:30 AM...