The Ship That Blocked the World for 6 Days

On 23 March 2021 a 400-meter container ship turned sideways in the Suez Canal — and one of the world's most important trade routes stopped for six days. How did the Ever Given get stuck, how did they finally free it, and why does one narrow canal matter so much? Plus the incredible story of the Yellow Fleet, trapped in the canal for eight years. 00:00 Intro 00:37 The Ditch In The Desert 01:56 The Canal That Started A War 02:57 The Giant 03:58 Sideways 05:13 The Queue 06:28 The Rescue 07:19 The Bill 08:19 A Wider Canal 08:47 Chokepoints 09:47 One Ship Sources: Suez Canal Authority statements (March–July 2021); Lloyd's List estimates of trade held up; Boskalis/SMIT Salvage; reporting by Reuters, BBC and AP on the grounding, queue and settlement; history of the canal (1869 opening, 1956 Suez Crisis, 1967–1975 closure and the Yellow Fleet); 2015 New Suez Canal project. The canal-blockage scenes are AI-generated visualizations and are labelled on screen. Subscribe to Cargo Atlas for more stories of the giant machines that move the world. #evergiven #suezcanal #shipping #supplychain #history #megaprojects