Aided by the moon and the tides, the giant container ship was wrenched from the shore on Monday afternoon, five days after blocking the vital trade route.

She was passionate — and relentless — about making the city she loved navigable for everyone.

In one of a series of interviews with U.S. medical officials tasked with the initial fight against the coronavirus, Dr. Deborah Birx said that the country’s loss of life could have been mitigated.

The giant container ship that blocked the Suez Canal for almost a week was fully floated on Monday and traffic in the waterway would resume, the canal authority said in a statement.

A giant ship blocking the Suez Canal for nearly a week is finally free, the Egyptian authorities say.