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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
World
Miriam Burrell

Cargo ship refloated after being stranded in Suez Canal for hours

A Hong Kong cargo ship that was stranded for almost four hours in the Suez Canal has been refloated with the help of tugboats.

The vessel, named Xin Hai Tong 23, became grounded in one of the world’s busiest waterways at 4am on Thursday after arriving from Saudi Arabia, according to Leth Agencies.

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