Scores of container ships waiting to transit Suez Canal

Speculation is swirling that wind blew one of the world’s largest container ships off course and caused it to be lodged between the banks of the Suez Canal.

Social media also was flooded Wednesday with varying reports on the status of the Ever Given, which ran aground Tuesday morning

MarineTraffic imagery shows the backup in the Suez Canal Wednesday.

What is certain is that dozens of ships are waiting to transit the roughly 119-mile-long canal. Fifty ships on average use the canal between the...

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