Cargo ship draws Suez Canal blockage comparisons after becoming stuck in Cambridge river

A cargo ship carrying timber has become stuck in a river in Cambridgeshire. The Baltic Arrow became wedged in the River Nene, in Wisbech, at around 9am on Tuesday morning while on its way to the port. It had travelled to the east of England from Brunsbuettel in Germany, according to global ship tracking website, MarineTraffic. The captain of the 80m-long ship reported the 'grounding' and video footage showed the vessel diagonally positioned in the river.

The incident has been likened to the blockage of the Suez Canal in 2021, when the gigantic Ever Given container ship held up billions in global trade after it was stuck in the vital waterway for nearly a week.

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