A container ship passes through Suez Canal, Egypt, Tuesday, April 6, 2021. The Suez Canal chief said that authorities are negotiating a financial settlement with the owners of a massive vessel that blocked the crucial waterway for nearly a week. (AP Photo/Mohamed Elshahed)

FILE - In this March 30, 2021 file photo, the Ever Given, a Panama-flagged cargo ship, is seen in Egypt's Great Bitter Lake. The Suez Canal chief said Tuesday, April 6, 2021, that authorities are negotiating a financial settlement with the owners of the massive vessel that blocked the crucial waterway for nearly a week. (AP Photo/Mohamed Elshahed, File)

A container ship passes through Suez Canal, Egypt, Tuesday, April 6, 2021. The Suez Canal chief said that authorities are negotiating a financial settlement with the owners of a massive vessel that blocked the crucial waterway for nearly a week. (AP Photo/Mohamed Elshahed)

The Suez Canal chief Lt. Gen. Osama Rabie sits during an interview in Ismailia, Egypt, Tuesday, April 6, 2021. The Suez Canal chief said that authorities are negotiating a financial settlement with the owners of a massive vessel that blocked the crucial waterway for nearly a week. (AP Photo/Mohamed Elshahed)

A container ship passes through Suez Canal, Egypt, Tuesday, April 6, 2021. The Suez Canal chief said that authorities are negotiating a financial settlement with the owners of a massive vessel that blocked the crucial waterway for nearly a week. (AP Photo/Mohamed Elshahed)

A Suec Cana pilot receives a COVID-19 vaccine in Ismailia, Egypt, Tuesday, April 6, 2021. The Suez Canal chief said Tuesday that authorities are negotiating a financial settlement with the owners of a massive vessel that blocked the crucial waterway for nearly a week. (AP Photo/Mohamed Elshahed)