Suez Canal says giant container ship partially refloated

 Refloat of the giant container ship that was obstructing the Suez Canal has successfully started and tugging to complete the operation will resume with a higher tide later on Monday morning, the Suez Canal Authority announced.

The Ever Given container ship’s route has been corrected by 80% and traffic would resume through the canal once the ship is directed to a waiting area, the authority said in a statement.