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- A boat parade floats across the Google results page when searching for "Suez Canal" or "Ever Given."
- The Ever Given cargo ship was dislodged Monday from the canal after six days of being stuck.
- Others, including tug boats and the Egyptian president, also cheered the unblocking.
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Google is cheering the dislodging of the Ever Given ship in its own unique way – with a boat-parade Easter egg in its search results.
Animated boats float across the top of the screen when Googlers search phrases related to the "Suez Canal" and "Ever Given."
The special Google salute comes as others have celebrated the refloating of the 22,000 ton ship from the back of the canal. The Ever Given was lodged in one of the world's most crucial maritime passage ways from March 23 to March 29, blocking passage for hundreds of ships waiting to go through.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi was elated at the cargo ship's dislodging yesterday, and tugboat crews honked and cheered the removal.
The 1,300-foot-long ship was reportedly going faster than the canal speed limit when it lost control last Tuesday and wound up stuck in the passageway, blocking traffic both ways. The owners and insurers of the ship could be facing millions in insurance claims.
The repercussions of the six-day blockage could be felt for months, as hundreds of ships were stuck waiting and others were forced to go around Africa. And prior to the Ever Given grounding, items from housing supplies to cars and bikes were running low amid a global supply shortage, causing prices to increase.