Ship that blocked the Suez Canal to be released

The container ship that launched a thousand memes will be released soon, now that a financial dispute has been resolved. Ever Given was the massive ship that was wedged into the embankment of the Suez Canal for nearly a week in March. The Suez Canal Authority and the ship’s Japanese owner have how agreed on who should pay the costs of the salvage operation. Marco Werman explains how the ship and its crew will be released from a holding area on Wednesday.

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