the ever given is free from the suez

The Ever Given, the big boat that had been stuck in the Suez Canal for six days, halting 10% of the world's trade and providing one of the most memeable stories of the young year, is finally free.

#BREAKING| Ever Given was successfully re-floated

at 4.30 am local time and was being secured at the moment, Inchcape, a global provider of marine services said on Twitter __ REUTERS#Egypt #Suez #SuezCanal #EVERGIVEN #Evergreen #BreakingNews|#قناة_السويس #السفينة_الجائحة #عاجل pic.twitter.com/HxFAW2LUzw

— Egypt Today Magazine (@EgyptTodayMag) March 29, 2021

The ship was freed thanks in part to the work of rescue teams in tug boats (and one very dedicated excavator). However, rescuers were eventually helped out by mother nature: last night's full moon brought high tides, allowing the rescue workers to finally finish the job.

The ship (named the Ever Given and not "Evergreen," as Evergreen is the operating company of the ship) was freed at about 3 P.M. CAT (Central African Time) today, according to The New York Times.

Though the giant boat—the Ever Given is larger than the Empire State Building—being stuck was undoubtedly a crisis, it was also extremely funny, providing days of memes to people who had no stake in global shipping drama. Immediately after news of the Ever Given's freedom hit the internet, the phrase "PUT IT BACK" started trending on Twitter.

PUT IT BACK, PUT THAT SHIP BACK RIGHT NOW pic.twitter.com/IOKgTVfRld

— some bones in space 💀🪐 (@undeadartclub) March 29, 2021

THE BOAT'S UNSTUCK?? PUT IT BACK RN PUT IT BACK pic.twitter.com/XfHAU64ohH

— olivia💙 (@olivia_chsm) March 29, 2021

This was genuinely so funny please put it back in the canal I wanted to see chaos unfold pic.twitter.com/KtRxwFTqok

— 𝔟𝔞𝔡 𝔟𝔦𝔱𝔠𝔥 𝔴𝔦𝔱𝔥 𝓪𝓼𝓽𝓲𝓰𝓶𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓼𝓶 (@myylee_) March 29, 2021

So long, Ever Given. May you never appear in headlines around the globe again.