Hopes for blocked Suez Canal hinge on rising tide potentially freeing ship
ISMAILIA, Egypt —The global economic troubles triggered by a giant container ship stuck in the Suez Canal worsened on Saturday with the blockage of more ships carrying billions of dollars of goods. But hopes also grew that favorable tidal conditions could help free the Ever Given as an American Navy team was expected to arrive this weekend to assist in the operations.
A total of 276 vessels — carrying crude oil, cars, livestock and other commodities — were stuck in a massive maritime traffic jam at both ends of the 120-mile waterway, as well as in the middle, according to Leth Agencies, the canal’s service provider.
Two days ago, the number was 156.
More than 100 more ships in the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea were en route to the canal, said analysts, though a growing number of vessels were being diverted through the southern tip of Africa as concerns grew that refloating the Ever Given could take weeks.
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Say Superman was real. If he went underneath and flew up, he'd go right through and a hole would be made. The hull couldn't support the ship's massive weight. 
