The 400-metre (430-yard) long Ever Given was successfully re-floated at 4.30 am local time (0230 GMT) and was being secured, Inchcape, a global provider of marine services, said on Twitter.
An audio clip containing the phone conversation between 'farmer leader' Ashu Chaudhary and Barabanki SDM Divyanshu Patel has gone viral on social media.