
In March the massive cargoship the Evergiven wedged itself into the banks of the Suez Canal, effectively halting all commercial goods from passing through one of the world's most vital shipping routes. Photographed for The New York Times. March 2021.

The shipping containers of the cargo ship Ever Given as seen from a village along the Suez Canal, Saturday March 27, 2021. Sima Diab for The New York Times


Lieutenant General Osama Rabie, Chairman of Suez Canal Authority gives a press conference in the city of Suez to update on the efforts to dislodge the Ever Given cargo ship which moored along the banks of the Suez Canal, Saturday March 27. 2021. Sima Diab for The New York Times

The Ever Given cargo ship as seen from inside the Suez Canal, Saturday March 27, 2021

Tug boats attempt to pull the moored Ever Given cargo shipped along the Suez Canal. Efforts remain underway to dislodge the vessel from the banks of the Canal, Saturday March 27,. 2021. Sima Diab for The New York Times




A tug boat inside the Suez Canal returning from efforts to dislodge the Ever Given cargo ship which is moored along the Suez Canal, March 27, 2021. Sima Diab for The New York Times






Cargo ships dot the Red Sea near the opening of the Suez Canal, Monday March 29, 2021. Over 320 await crossing the Canal after it was blocked by the Ever Given cargo ship which ran ground along its banks. Sima Diab for The New York Times

Cargo ships anchored in the Great Bitter Lake waiting for passage through the Suez Canal. Monday March 29, 2021. Sima Diab for The New York Times