The cargo ship that spent nearly a week blocking the Suez Canal was seized by Egypt this week.

Egyptian authorities impounded the Ever Given as they argue with the ship’s Japanese owner, Shoei Kisen Kaisha, over how much the company owes for costs associated with the damage to and blocking of the busy shipping route, according to multiple reports.

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