The boat had been stuck for a week, blocking all trade along the canal.
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Rising tides from a full Moon provided the Ever Given the breathing room it needed to escape from its stuck position in the Suez Canal, according to reports.
Since Tuesday, March 23, the boat – owned by the Taiwanese company Evergreen Marine – had been wedged into the side of the Suez Canal, possibly due to high winds, blocking crucial maritime traffic between Asia and Europe.
It is estimated that $9.6 billion of trade per day was being held up as a result.
Yet thankfully, traffic resumed yesterday, Monday, March 29 when the 1,300-foot-long ship was finally freed by hard-working salvage crews. But there was another important player to thank, too:
The Moon.
While a fleet of tugboats had been crucial in pulling the boat to safety, a particularly strong tide – resulting from the gravitational effect of our giant natural satellite – was…