On 23 March 2021, "Ever Given", a container ship, got stuck on the shore of the Suez Canal in Egypt. The ship is 400 meters long. A sand storm and strong winds of up to made it hit the banks in the canal. Authorities said that this was not the main reason for the accident and that something probably went wrong with the ship or the crew made a mistake. The ship crashed inside the Suez Canal; it blocked the canal completely and stopped other vessels from passing through.