The full 'worm moon' helped break the logjam in the Suez Canal

By Katie Hunt, CNN

Updated 4:06 PM ET, Tue March 30, 2021

Children celebrate after the Ever Given container ship was freed in the Suez Canal on Monday, March 29.
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Children celebrate after the Ever Given container ship was freed in the Suez Canal on Monday, March 29.
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This satellite image was taken on Monday after the ship was dislodged.
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This satellite image was taken on Monday after the ship was dislodged.
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The Ever Given is accompanied by tugboats as it moves through the canal on Monday.
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The Ever Given is accompanied by tugboats as it moves through the canal on Monday.
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People watch the newly refloated Ever Given on Monday.
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People watch the newly refloated Ever Given on Monday.
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This satellite image shows the ship stuck in the Suez Canal on Sunday.
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This satellite image shows the ship stuck in the Suez Canal on Sunday.
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Tugboats try to free the ship on Sunday.
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Tugboats try to free the ship on Sunday.
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Workers try to dislodge the ship on Sunday.
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Workers try to dislodge the ship on Sunday.
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A tugboat operates on the Ever Given on Sunday.
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A tugboat operates on the Ever Given on Sunday.
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A woman walks with children near the ship on Saturday.
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A woman walks with children near the ship on Saturday.
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A nighttime view of the massive container ship on Saturday.
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A nighttime view of the massive container ship on Saturday.
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