Investigation Begins Into How Ship Got Stuck on Suez Canal

Investigation Begins Into How Ship Got Stuck on Suez Canal
The Panama-flagged MV 'Ever Given' container ship is seen after being fully dislodged from the banks of the Suez Canal, near Suez city, on March 29, 2021. Ahmad Hassan/AFP via Getty Images
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Formal investigations into how the giant container ship Ever Given ran aground in the Suez Canal, shutting down shipping in the major global waterway for almost a week, began on Wednesday, a canal official told Reuters.

Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Chairman Osama Rabie has suggested weather conditions, including high winds, and human error could have played a role in the grounding on March 23.