Satellite images show traffic jam at Suez Canal after ship turns sideways

A skyscraper-sized cargo ship wedged across Egypt's Suez Canal, resulting in a traffic jam. Several ships carrying goods and oil were delayed due to the blockage. Here are some satellite images showing the same.

The Suez Canal, one of the world's most important artificial waterways, has been blocked after a container ship wedged on Wednesday. The Ever Given, a Panama-flagged ship that carries cargo between Asia and Europe, ran aground in the narrow, man-made canal dividing continental Africa from the Sinai Peninsula. This eventually resulted in a traffic jam across the Suez Canal. Several ships carrying goods and oil have been delayed due to the blockage.