How a ship got stuck in the Suez Canal, and then freed
Think of a 220,000 ton ship as long as the Empire State Building wedged in a 120 mile canal. That is just what happened!
This 400 meter tall ship called Ever Given got stuck in deep sand and mud. It took 6 whole days of hard work to get this vessel unstuck from the muck! That means the cargo on that ship got almost a week delay.
How did this spectacle happen? In one of the dreaded sand storms by Egypt made this colossal boat start to turn until completly stuck. The winds must have been maximal to wedge this 220,000 ton mass into the canal.
Now that it's unstuck, I will explain how. The gravity of the Moon and Earth affect the tide and water from the ocean. So thankfully on a full moon night, the water got just high enough for the cargo ship to unfasten from the mud and sand. Now we can all get our cargo from this massive ship!
for more info go to
https://newsela.com/read/ship-stuck-in-suez-canal/id/2001019846/
Great summary that is creatively written (!) and explained, all expectations were met! 28/28
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