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Suez traffic returns to normal after ship briefly stranded

A view of the cargo ship XIN HAI TONG 23 after successfully being refloated to the waiting area, in the canal next to Ismailia, Egypt May 25, 2023. The Suez Canal Authority/Handout via REUTERS

Tugboats managed to move a large ship that had been stranded for several hours in the Suez Canal on Thursday, and sources said shipping traffic through one of the world's busiest waterways had returned to normal.

Two canal sources said traffic was back to normal by around 11 a.m. local time (0800 GMT), about six hours after the incident began and 3-1/2 hours after the vessel was tugged away.

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