Yellow Fleet
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From 1967 to 1975, 15 ships and their crews were trapped in the Suez Canal after the Six-Day War between Israel and Egypt. The stranded ships, which belonged to eight countries, were nicknamed the Yel
One of the trapped ships in 1973
2021 Suez Canal obstruction
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The Suez Canal was blocked for six days from 23 to 29 March 2021 by the Ever Given, a container ship that had run aground in the canal. The 400-metre-long, 224,000-ton, 20,000 TEU vessel was buffeted
International Space Station image of Ever Given blocking the canal on 27 March 2021
Ever Given in March 2020
Typical cross-sections of the Suez Canal used for waterway navigation
ALP Guard seagoing tug 285 mt cont. bollard pull