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Suez Canal
Ships in the Suez Canal in Egypt. One of the world's most important shipping lanes, the Suez Canal connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea.
The 15 ships known as the "Yellow Fleet" were trapped in the Suez Canal’s Great Bitter Lake for the entire duration of the closure that followed the Arab-Israeli war of June 1967. The canal remained blocked until it was reopened in June 1975, meaning the ships were trapped for eight years.1