---
title: "Another Ship Just Got Stuck in the Suez Canal"
description: "Another day, another gigantic container ship broken down in the Suez Canal. On Friday, a ship called the Maersk Emerald experienced engine troubles near Ismailia, Egypt while it passed through the canal, Reuters reports. Thankfully, unlike when the Ever Given got stuck and totally blocked anyone else from using the canal back in March, […]"
date: "2021-05-28"
modified: "2021-06-23"
authors:
  - name: "Dan Robitzski"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/danrobitzski"
url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/another-ship-stuck-suez-canal"
categories:
  - "Advanced Transport"
tags:
  - "suez canal"
  - "the digest"
---

# Another Ship Just Got Stuck in the Suez Canal

![Another ship broke down in the Suez Canal on Friday, but this time tugboats were able to pull it out of the way so traffic could pass through.](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/another-ship-stuck-suez-canal.jpg>)
*\<em\>Image: \<a href="https://nara.getarchive.net/media/an-aerial-view-of-the-suez-canal-679d87" target="\_blank"\>U.S. National Archives\</a\>\</em\>*

## Mayday

Another day, another gigantic container ship broken down in the Suez Canal.

On Friday, a ship called the Maersk Emerald experienced engine troubles near Ismailia, Egypt while it passed through the canal, *[Reuters ](<https://www.reuters.com/article/egypt-suezcanal/ship-suffers-engine-trouble-in-suez-canal-no-impact-on-traffic-sources-idUSL5N2NF49I>)*[reports](<https://www.reuters.com/article/egypt-suezcanal/ship-suffers-engine-trouble-in-suez-canal-no-impact-on-traffic-sources-idUSL5N2NF49I>). Thankfully, unlike when the [Ever Given got stuck](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/watch-amazing-moment-giant-ship-gets-unstuck>) and totally blocked anyone else from using the canal back in March, the canal remains open and unobstructed this time around.

## Pulling Over

The Maersk Emerald was safely towed out of the way for repairs, allowing other ships to continue to pass through the Suez Canal and averting economic disaster.

The incident once again calls attention, though, to just how much of global commerce depends on one narrow channel of water, as we all learned during the six long days that the Ever Given was wedged up against the walls of the channel, practically grinding shipping to a halt.

After a few hours of trouble, in contrast, the Maersk Emerald was refloated, ferried away by four tugboats, and anchored for repairs, [according to *Marine News*](<https://www.marinelink.com/news/containership-grounds-suez-canal-488027>). Meanwhile, the Ever Given is actually still in the area, *[Reuters ](<https://www.reuters.com/world/amid-dispute-suez-canal-blames-ships-grounding-speed-rudder-2021-05-27/>)*[reports](<https://www.reuters.com/world/amid-dispute-suez-canal-blames-ships-grounding-speed-rudder-2021-05-27/>), as it's been detained nearby for the nearly two months since it finally broke free while officials figure out what to do about the whole mess.

**READ MORE:** [Ship suffers engine trouble in Suez Canal, no impact on traffic-sources](<https://www.reuters.com/article/egypt-suezcanal/ship-suffers-engine-trouble-in-suez-canal-no-impact-on-traffic-sources-idUSL5N2NF49I>) \[*Reuters*\]

**More on the Suez Canal:** *[5 Ways Elon Musk Can Help the Ship Trapped in the Suez Canal](<https://futurism.com/5-ways-elon-musk-can-free-ship-trapped-suez-canal>)*

## Author
Dan Robitzki is a senior reporter for Futurism, where he likes to cover AI, tech ethics, and medicine. He spends his extra time fencing and streaming games from Los Angeles, California.

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