Sign up to the MySalford newsletter and don't miss a thing happening in and around the city The last ships stranded by a giant vessel stuck in the Suez Canal have now finally passed through the waterway.
For over a week, the 400m-long Ever Given, brought global trade to a grinding halt as it sat wedged diagonally in the water, costing billions of pounds a day.
Around 400 ships were left waiting at either end of the Egyptian canal, while a desperate operation to dislodge the gigantic vessel captured the attention of the world.
The 193km (120-mile) Suez, which connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea, is responsible for approximately 12 per cent of global trade.
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