Dubai_NP0 ,_PUN United_NP0 Arab_NP0 Emirates_NP0 —_PUN A_AT0 cargo_NN1 container_NN1 ship_NN1 that_DT0 's_VBZ among_PRP the_AT0 largest_AJS in_PRP the_AT0 world_NN1 has_VHZ turned_VVN sideways_AV0 and_CJC blocked_VVD all_DT0 traffic_NN1 in_PRP Egypt_NP0 's_POS Suez_NP0 Canal_NN1 ,_PUN officials_NN2 said_VVD Wednesday_NP0 ,_PUN threatening_VVG to_TO0 disrupt_VVI a_AT0 global_AJ0 shipping_NN1 system_NN1 already_AV0 strained_VVN by_PRP the_AT0 coronavirus_NN1 pandemic_AJ0 ._SENT The_AT0 MV_NN0 Ever_AV0 Given_VVN ,_PUN a_AT0 Panama-flagged_AJ0 container_NN1 ship_NN1 that_CJT carries_VVZ trade_NN1 between_PRP Asia_NP0 and_CJC Europe_NP0 ,_PUN became_VVD grounded_VVN Tuesday_NP0 in_PRP the_AT0 narrow_AJ0 ,_PUN man-made_AJ0 waterway_NN1 dividing_VVG continental_AJ0 Africa_NP0 from_PRP the_AT0 Sinai_NP0 Peninsula_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 immediately_AV0 clear_VVI what_DTQ caused_VVD the_AT0 Ever_AV0 Given_VVN to_TO0 turn_VVI sideways_AV0 in_PRP the_AT0 canal_NN1 ._SENT GAC_NP0 ,_PUN a_AT0 global_AJ0 shipping_NN1 and_CJC logistics_NN1 company_NN1 ,_PUN described_VVD the_AT0 Ever_AV0 Given_VVN as_PRP suffering_VVG "_PUQ a_AT0 blackout_NN1 while_CJS transiting_VVG in_PRP a_AT0 northerly_AJ0 direction_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ without_PRP elaborating_VVG ._SENT Evergreen_AJ0 Marine_AJ0 Corp._NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 major_AJ0 Taiwan-based_AJ0 shipping_NN1 company_NN1 that_CJT operates_VVZ the_AT0 ship_NN1 ,_PUN said_VVD in_PRP a_AT0 statement_NN1 provided_VVN to_PRP The_AT0 Associated_AJ0 Press_NN1 that_CJT the_AT0 Ever_AV0 Given_VVN had_VHD been_VBN overcome_VVN by_PRP strong_AJ0 winds_NN2 as_CJS it_PNP entered_VVD the_AT0 Suez_NP0 Canal_NN1 from_PRP the_AT0 Red_AJ0 Sea_NN1 but_CJC none_PNI of_PRF its_DPS containers_NN2 had_VHD sunk_VVN ._SENT An_AT0 Egyptian_AJ0 official_NN1 ,_PUN who_PNQ spoke_VVD to_PRP the_AT0 AP_NN1 on_PRP condition_NN1 of_PRF anonymity_NN1 as_CJS he_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 authorized_VVN to_PRP brief_AJ0 journalists_NN2 ,_PUN similarly_AV0 blamed_VVD a_AT0 strong_AJ0 wind_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 area_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 incident_NN1 ._SENT Egyptian_AJ0 forecasters_NN2 said_VVD high_AJ0 winds_NN2 and_CJC a_AT0 sandstorm_NN1 plagued_VVD the_AT0 area_NN1 Tuesday_NP0 ,_PUN with_PRP winds_NN2 gusting_VVG as_CJS high_AV0 as_CJS 31_CRD mph_NN0 ._SENT "_PUQ All_DT0 crew_NN1 are_VBB safe_AJ0 and_CJC accounted_VVN for_PRP ,_PUN "_PUQ said_VVD Bernhard_NP0 Schulte_NP0 Shipmanagement_NP0 ,_PUN which_DTQ manages_VVZ the_AT0 Ever_AV0 Given_VVN ._SENT "_PUQ There_EX0 have_VHB been_VBN no_AT0 reports_NN2 of_PRF injuries_NN2 or_CJC pollution_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ The_AT0 management_NN1 company_NN1 denied_VVD the_AT0 ship_NN1 ever_AV0 lost_VVN power_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 Ever_AV0 Given_VVN 's_VBZ bow_NN1 was_VBD touching_VVG the_AT0 canal_NN1 's_POS eastern_AJ0 wall_NN1 ,_PUN while_CJS its_DPS stern_NN1 looked_VVD lodged_VVN against_PRP its_DPS western_AJ0 wall_NN1 ,_PUN according_VVG to_PRP satellite_NN1 data_NN0 from_PRP replaced-dns_NN2 ._SENT Several_DT0 tug_NN1 boats_NN2 surrounded_VVD the_AT0 ship_NN1 ,_PUN likely_AV0 attempting_VVG to_TO0 push_VVI it_PNP the_AT0 right_AJ0 way_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 data_NN0 showed_VVD ._SENT An_AT0 image_NN1 posted_VVN to_PRP Instagram_NN1 by_PRP a_AT0 user_NN1 on_PRP another_DT0 waiting_AJ0 cargo_NN1 ship_NN1 appeared_VVD to_TO0 show_VVI the_AT0 Ever_AV0 Given_VVN wedged_VVN across_PRP the_AT0 canal_NN1 as_CJS shown_VVN in_PRP the_AT0 satellite_NN1 data_NN0 ._SENT A_AT0 backhoe_NN1 appeared_VVD to_TO0 be_VBI digging_VVG into_PRP the_AT0 sand_NN1 bank_NN1 under_PRP its_DPS bow_NN1 in_PRP an_AT0 effort_NN1 to_TO0 free_VVI it_PNP ._SENT The_AT0 Egyptian_AJ0 official_NN1 said_VVD tugboats_NN2 hoped_VVD to_TO0 refloat_VVI the_AT0 ship_NN1 and_CJC that_CJT the_AT0 operation_NN1 would_VM0 take_VVI at_PRP least_AV0 two_CRD days_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 ship_NN1 ran_VVD aground_AV0 some_DT0 3.7_CRD miles_NN2 north_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 southernly_AJ0 mouth_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 canal_NN1 near_PRP the_AT0 city_NN1 of_PRF Suez_NP0 ,_PUN an_AT0 area_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 canal_NN1 that_DT0 's_VBZ a_AT0 single_AJ0 lane_NN1 ._SENT 
