Ever Given ship mostly freed in the Suez Canal, authority confirms Asmaa Khalil, Mostafa Salem, Magdy Samaan and Jessie Yeung, Video shows stern of ship dislodged from Suez Canal bank

CNN  Updated 3:50 AM ET, Mon March 29, 2021

Cairo, Egypt (CNN)The Ever Given container ship has been successfully refloated after being stranded in the Suez Canal for almost a week, 

authorities say, following an around-the-clock international effort to dislodge the massive vessel and reopen the global shipping lane.

"The container ship began to float successfully after responding to the pulling maneuvers," said Osama Rabie, head of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA), in a phone interview with state TV. "Once the ship is withdrawn, we will resume navigation directly, and we will take it to the Bitter Lakes."

The Ever Given has been mostly dislodged and crews plan to fully refloat it later on Monday, the SCA confirmed, marking the end to a weeklong shipping crisis that dominated headlines and captured the world's attention.

Video footage from the rescue operation show the stern, the back of the ship, dislodged from the bank and facing the canal after significant movement. The authorities will now keep the freed stern away from the bank as they work on pulling the front, or the bow, out. more