Published 11:12 IST, March 29th 2021

After Suez Canal crisis, Florida boat blocks entire highway, halting interstate traffic

A 40-foot Florida Boat blocked an entire highway sideways in a similar pattern to the Ever Given ship that is stuck in the Suez canal impacting Global trade

Reported by: Astha Singh
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After Suez Canal made headlines following 'Ever Given' container ship's unfortunate wedge between narrow waterway reby blocking global trade, ar boat from Florida has joined list w. However, boat didn't block a waterway, it instead blocked an entire highway in US State.  40-foot boat fell off of a trailer and later obstructed traffic on Florida interstate.

pink boat didn't cause much dam but pattern in which boat blocked road sideways-- exactly similar to Ever Given ship.

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Block of Suez Canal

Suez Canal has been blocked for past 5 days and at least 237 ships are stuck at both ends. 30 % of global shipments pass from this highly important trade route. Suez Canal is a 193-km canal- an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt that connects Mediterranean Sea to Red Sea. It also provides shortest sea link between Asia and Europe, bypassing Africa. On Tuesday, 224,000-tonne container ship MV Ever Given was grounded after strong winds and a sandstorm caused low visibility and poor navigation, which caused complete block of traffic and delayed a number of ships carrying cargo ranging from oil to consumer goods.

Efforts to dislodge vessel are continuing at full speed, though with limited success, as it has only been moved a few inches. Egyptian government which runs Suez Canal is considering plans also to unload it if required.

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2 Tugboats Deployed to Egypt's Suez Canal

Two additional tugboats have been deployed to Egypt's Suez Canal to aid efforts to free a skyscraper-sized container ship wedged for days across crucial waterway, even as major shippers increasingly divert ir boats out of fear vessel may take even longer to free. 

(Im Credits: @OliviaIversonTV/FloridaHighway/Twitter/AP)

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11:12 IST, March 29th 2021