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In this June 5, 1975 file photo, thousands throng the docks and quays of Port Said at the northern end of the Suez Canal in Port Said, Egypt, as the first passenger ships let off steam and pontoon ramps are kicked away as they get ready for first passage through the canal in years. Since it opened in 1869, the canal has been a source of national pride and a focus of international conflict. Now, a skyscraper-sized container ship called the Ever Given got stuck sideways across the waterway since Tuesday, March 23, 2021 . The obstruction has halted canal traffic, valued at over $9 billion a day. (Photo by Horst Faas/AP Photo/File)
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