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EXPERIENCING BIG DELAYS.

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WE HAVE TWO REPORTS TONIGHT

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BEGINNING WITH RAEF SANCHEZ IN

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EGYPT.

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>> Reporter: A NEW PLAN TO FREE

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THE GIANT CONTAINER SHIP

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BLOCKING THE SUEZ CANAL.

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TAKE ADVANTAGE OF HIGHER TIDES

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AND USE TUGBOATS TO EASE THE

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"EVER GIVEN" OFF THE SANDS.

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A FALL BACK OPTION, USING CRANES

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TO OFFLOAD SOME OF THE 20,000

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CONTAINERS ON BOARD.

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>> IT COULD BE A CAPSIZING RISK

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IF YOU DON’T DO IT IN MEASURED,

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CONTROLLED, AND CALCULATED WAY.

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>> Reporter: EGYPTIAN OFFICIALS

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SAY IT’S A LAST RESORT.

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AMERICA READY TO HELP.

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>> WE HAVE EQUIPMENT AND

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CAPACITY MOST COUNTRIES DON’T

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HAVE, AND WE’RE SEEING WHAT HELP

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WE CAN BE.

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>> Reporter: FREEING THE SHIP

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COULD TAKE WEEKS, LEAVING OVER

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300 VESSELS IN THIS MASSIVE

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TRAFFIC JAM TO DECIDE, WAIT FOR

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THE SUEZ CANAL TO REOPEN OR GO

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THE LONG WAY ALL AROUND AFRICA?

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>> THERE ARE PROBABLY A MILLION

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CONTAINERS RIGHT NOW THAT ARE

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EITHER HAVING TO BE REROUTED, OR

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THEY’RE JUST DEAD IN THE WATER.

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>> Reporter: 12% OF GLOBAL

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SHIPPING PASSES THROUGH THE

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SUEZ.

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AND AN ALREADY STRUGGLING AUTO

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INDUSTRY COULD BE MISSING VITAL

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PARTS.

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WITH FEARS OF OIL PRICES RISING,

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AMERICANS MAY EVENTUALLY FEEL

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THIS AT THE STORE OR GAS PUMP.

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A GLOBAL CRISIS CAUSED BY A

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SINGLE VESSEL.

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HUNDREDS OF SHIPS ARE ALREADY