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Russian ship gets stuck near Caspian en route to Iran

The cargo vessel got stuck in a canal north of the Caspian Sea while bringing goods to Iran. Russia and Iran have lobbied for an alternative to the Suez Canal through their countries recently.
Locals watch as the the stricken Kuzma Minin is towed out to sea in Falmouth on Dec. 18, 2018 in Cornwall, England.

A Russian cargo ship headed toward Iran got stuck in a canal near the Caspian Sea overnight.

The ship departed from Port Olya in the autonomous Astrakhan region of Russia just north of the Caspian last night before getting stuck in the Volga Canal, Iran’s official Islamic Republic News Agency reported.

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