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Rescue teams on Monday fully freed the "Ever Given" container ship that's been stuck in the Suez Canal for a week, hours after partially refloating the skyscraper sized vessel.

Suez update: Ship finally freed

Traffic is now moving through the Suez Canal.

Rescue vessels work at the site of the stuck container ship Ever Given on the Suez Canal. Photo: Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa via Getty Images

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