Suez Canal blocked AGAIN as container ship runs aground months after global meltdown

A CONTAINER ship reportedly ran aground on the Suez Canal today blocking boats from entering it for the second time this year. Local media reported that the cargo vessel became stuck 33 miles into the canal in Egypt sparking a rescue effort earlier today. Marine trafficThe cargo ship ran aground earlier today causing a delay in boats moving through the canal[/caption] The Suez Canal Authority was forced to temporarily delay all ships in the region from entering. Sky News Arabia reported that the ship was successfully refloated a short time later and the Suez Canal was reopened. It comes months after the Ever Given mega-ship blocked the canal for six days causing a global meltdown in shipping. In March, disaster struck when the 400m-long Ever Given became wedged in the shipping lane due to extreme weather conditions holding up £6.5billion a day in global trade. Rescue crews freed the vessel using tug boats and digging, even as analysts warned the monster vessel may be too heavy for such an operation. Eleven tugboats were helped by several diggers which vacuumed up sand underneath at high tide brought on by a “supermoon” – a full moon which raises the water level due to its gravitational pull on the earth, canal services firm Leth Agencies said. More to follow… For the latest news on this story keep checking back at Sun Online. Thesun.co.uk is your go to destination for the best celebrity news, football news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video. Download our fantastic, new and improved free App for the best ever Sun Online experience. For iPhone click here, for Android click here.  Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/thesun and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSun.