//Suez Canal authorities need to remove up to 706,000 cubic feet of sand to free the Ever Given

Suez Canal authorities need to remove up to 706,000 cubic feet of sand to free the Ever Given

Up to 20,000 cubic meters (706,000 cubic feet) of sand in the Suez Canal need to be removed to free the <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/25/middleeast/suez-canal-ship-blockage-intl-hnk/index.html" target="_blank">gigantic container ship</a> that has been stuck there since Tuesday, according to the canal authorities.

The Ever Given, a container ship almost as long as the