The ship has been freed! TR I wonder if they will forbid ships that size from entering the canal in the future and need to take the longer route? Per Breitbart Mission accomplished,” one villager Abdalla Ramadan said. “The whole world is relieved.” While the canal is now unblocked, it is unclear when traffic would return to normal. Analysts expect it could take at least another 10 days to clear the backlog on either end. At least 367 vessels, carrying everything from crude oil to cattle, are backed up as they wait to traverse the canal. Dozens of others have taken the long, alternate route around the Cape of Good Hope at Africa’s southern tip — a 5,000-kilometer (3,100-mile) detour that costs ships hundreds of thousands of dollars in fuel and other costs. - Fair Use - If they have to go around Africa, I have heard that pirates are also a concern.
