This view from space captures the true scope of the maritime traffic jam caused by the massive ship blocking the Suez Canal – amid new …
This view from space captures the true scope of the maritime traffic jam caused by the massive ship blocking the Suez Canal – amid new fears that the logjam might lead to piracy. Satellite images show dozens of vessels stuck in the Gulf of Suez – in the northern end of the Red Sea – while the 1,300-foot-long Ever Given is wedged diagonally in the canal, blocking their meandering path. Tiny Dover satellites operated by the San Francisco-based company Planet and the Airbus-built Pleiades satellite captured the soaring images of the flotilla waiting to enter the blocked canal, Space.com reported. The mix of stranded vessels includes at least 41 bulk carriers,33 container ships, dozens of tankers and at least one Russian warship, The Drive reported, citing Lloyd’s List. The fully laden Ever Given — displacing 220,000 tons — was struck by unexpectedly high winds Tuesday that pushed it into the banks of the 673-foot-wide canal.
