Why is the Suez canal empty? [closed]

Apart from a single vessel (you can probably guess which), the Suez canal is empty. There are plenty of vessels queuing.

Why? Is it closed for travel?

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Best Answer

@jcaron seems to be on point.

The canal operates using a convoy system: A southbound staring at 03:30 and a northbound starting at 04:00.

So at 03:30 the canal is likely to be empty, and looking at the canal later confirms you can travel through it.

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Why is the Suez Canal shut down?

Egypt closed the canal for nearly a decade after the 1967 Arab-Israeli war, when the waterway was basically a front line between Israeli and Egyptian military forces.

How long will the Suez Canal be closed?

2021 Suez Canal obstructionWikimedia | \xa9 OpenStreetMap Show default Show zoomed in Show allDate23\u201329 March 2021Time07:40 EGY (05:40 UTC)Duration6 days and 7 hoursCasualties6 more rows

Did the Suez Canal just get blocked again?

Months after the EverGreen accident, another ship ran aground. In a d\xe9j\xe0 vu, authorities saw another container ship run aground in the Suez Canal, The National News reported. The resultant blockage lasted for a short time as the ship was refloated quickly on this occasion.

What Really Happened at the Suez Canal?

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