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Egypt's Suez Canal tugboats working to move stranded container ship
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The Suez Canal serves as a node that connects Asia, Africa and Europe. /CGTN Photo
The Suez Canal serves as a node that connects Asia, Africa and Europe. /CGTN Photo

The Suez Canal serves as a node that connects Asia, Africa and Europe. /CGTN Photo

Four Suez Canal tugboats are working to move a stranded container ship bound for Portugal after it broke down in the waterway on Sunday, the Canal Authority said.

The authority's spokesman said in a statement that MSC ISTANBUL was on its way from Malaysia to Portugal when it got stuck.

The spokesman also said traffic in the vital waterway has not been affected.

(With input from Reuters)

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