nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor2 670N|||Race To Free Giant Ship From Suez Canal Continues After Refloating Attempts||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||Efforts to free the Ever Given — as more than 320 ships wait to pass through the blocked canal — have made incremental progress over the weekend.

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A tugboat participates in an attempt on Friday to refloat the Ever Given, a container ship that has been stuck in the Suez Canal since it ran aground on Tuesday.

Samuel Mohsen/dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images

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Race To Free Giant Ship From Suez Canal Continues After Refloating Attempts

Efforts to free the Ever Given — as more than 320 ships wait to pass through the blocked canal — have made incremental progress over the weekend.

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