Suez Canal news: Traffic jam caused by Ever Given seen from space in satellite pics

Ships have also been accumulating in the Gulf of Suez, which runs into the Red Sea in the south.

Satellite images taken by the European Space Agency’s Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission show the stark difference in ship traffic before and after the Ever Given got stuck.

The photo on the left shows a steady flow of ships in the Gulf of Suez just two days before Ever Given entered the narrow canal.

The specks of white – the ships – are spaced about two to three kilometres apart.

The 1,312ft-long (400m) Ever Given ran aground while on a trip from China to the Netherlands.

The Suez Canal runs through the city of Suez on the Red Sea and connects north to Port Said on the Mediterranean.

source: express.co.uk