Ever Given, Ever Taken Away

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Sources:
Bloomberg - Kit Chellel, Matthew Campbell, and K Oanh Ha
bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-06-24/how-the-billion-dollar-ever-given-cargo-ship-got-stuck-in-the-suez-canal
Except for the official report, this is the best retelling and most comprehensive source for the whole story. They also made a YouTube video on the event which is worth checking out.

US Navel Institute - Shashi Kumar and Salvatore Mercogliano
usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2021/april/alchemy-ever-given

Business Insider - Mia Jankowicz
businessinsider.com/suez-excavator-driver-worked-21-hour-days-hasnt-got-overtime-2021-4

Vice - Matthew Champion
vice.com/en/article/pkdjzb/cargo-ship-suez-canal-dick-pic-ever-given

Business Insider - Walt Hickey
businessinsider.com/ideas-to-dislodge-the-ever-given-from-the-suez-canal-2021-3#

Seattle Times - Ann Koh and Alex Longley
seattletimes.com/business/how-to-dislodge-a-200000-ton-ship-from-a-suez-canal-wall/

Marine Safety Investigation Report:
gcaptain.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Final-Investigation-Report-Ever-Given-23-March-2021.pdf

Suez Canal Authority
suezcanal.gov.eg/English/About/SuezCanal/Pages/AboutSuezCanal.aspx

The Guardian - Rose George
theguardian.com/environment/2021/apr/03/wind-or-worse-was-pilot-error-to-blame-for-the-suez-blockage

Al Jazeera - Suez Canal blocked by massive container ship Ever Given: Live
aljazeera.com/economy/2021/3/24/suez-canal-blocked-by-massive-container-ship-ever-green-live

Forbes - Palash Ghosh
forbes.com/sites/palashghosh/2021/03/26/sneakers-couches-wallpaper-kayaks-livestock-heres-whats-stuck-on-the-suez-canal-and-what-it-means-for-consumers/

The Wall Street Journal - Rory Jones and Amira El-Fekki
wsj.com/articles/how-a-supermoon-helped-free-the-giant-container-ship-from-the-suez-canal-11617040923

BBC News
bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-56522178

Independent - Rory Sullivan
independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/suez-canal-blocked-ship-owner-apology-b1822234.html

BBC - Justin Harper
bbc.com/news/business-56533250

Supply Chain Dive - Matt Leonard
supplychaindive.com/news/suez-cape-good-hope-ever-given-evergreen-blocked-stuck/597402/

Business Insider - Tom Murray
businessinsider.com/suez-canal-pirate-fears-for-ships-circumnavigating-africa-to-avoid-jam-2021-3

Arab News
arabnews.com/node/1833276/media

BBC News - Joshua Cheetham
bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-56615521

Business Insider - Michelle Mark
businessinsider.com/ship-still-stuck-update-ever-given-rudder-dislodged-suez-canal-2021

Suez Canal Authority
youtube.com/watch?v=kbSSt1VvtqM

The Guardian - Michael Safi and Jon Henley
theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/30/powerful-tugs-and-an-ebbing-tide-how-the-ever-given-was-freed

CNBC - Matt Clinch
cnbc.com/2021/03/27/suez-canal-ever-given-owners-in-new-attempt-to-free-ship.html

Ahram Online
english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/407823/Egypt/Politics-/LIVE-UPDATES-Egypts-Suez-Canal-Authority-to-hold-p.aspx

VesselFinder via YouTube
youtube.com/watch?v=mqzJL_hOm2k

The National
thenationalnews.com/mena/egypt/don-t-mock-the-weak-says-excavator-operator-who-helped-unblock-suez-canal-1.1195879

Egypt Today Magazine
x.com/EgyptTodayMag/status/1376472309465223173

UKP&I - “Ever Given” Media Statement
ukpandi.com/news-and-resources/press-release-articles/2021/ever-given-media-statement/

The Guardian
theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/13/ever-given-impounded-as-suez-canal-authority-pursues-salvage-costs
Ruth Michaelson
theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/07/ever-given-released-from-suez-canal-after-compensation-agreed

The Guardian - Ruth Michaelson
theguardian.com/environment/2021/apr/19/ever-given-crew-fear-joining-ranks-of-seafarers-stranded-on-ships-for-years

BBC - Paul Adams
bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-56842506

ITF Seafarers
itfseafarers.org/en/news/seafarer-mohammad-aisha-going-home-thanks-itf-ending-four-years-abandoned-ship

Reuters
reuters.com/world/ship-owner-says-suez-canal-was-fault-over-ever-given-grounding-lawyer-2021-05-22

Ahmed Morsy
english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContentP/1/413189/Egypt/Investigations-prove-error-in-steering-Ever-Given-.aspx

Wired - Alex Christian
wired.co.uk/article/ever-given-global-supply-chain

Reuters
reuters.com/world/europe/ever-given-ship-that-blocked-suez-canal-arrives-rotterdam-2021-07-29/

The Maritime Executive
maritime-executive.com/article/ever-given-returns-to-service-after-repairs

Discovery Australia
youtube.com/watch?v=pNdughfkDbM

YouTube has a character limit so that's all the sources you get.


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