IN PICS | Gigantic Ship Stuck In Egypt's Suez Canal Imperils Global Trade, Oil Supply

(Images: AFP)

A handout picture was released by the Suez Canal Authority on March 25, 2021 shows the Taiwan-owned MV Ever Given (Evergreen), a 400-metre- (1,300-foot-)long and 59-metre wide vessel, lodged sideways and impeding all traffic across the waterway of Egypt's Suez Canal. (Image: AFP)

Egypt's Suez Canal Authority said it was "temporarily suspending navigation" until refloating of the MV Ever Given ship was completed on one of the busiest maritime trade routes. (Image: AFP)