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Rescue efforts underway in Egypt to refloat giant cargo ship run aground, blocking Suez Canal

Rescue efforts are underway to refloat a giant cargo ship, as long as the Empire State Building is tall, wedged in Egypt's Suez Canal since Tuesday. 150 other vessels are now backed up, with hundreds more headed to the vital transit waterway. Elizabeth Palmer speaks to a Marine Engineer in neighboring Israel.
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