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