Suez Canal blocked after huge container ship wedged across it BBC News

A giant container ship the length of four football pitches has become wedged across Egypt s Suez Canal, blocking one of the world s busiest trade routes. Dozens of vessels are stuck, waiting for rescue boats to free the 400mlong (1, 312ft) ship, which was knocked off course by strong winds. Egypt has reopened the canal s older channel to divert some traffic until the grounded ship can move again.