Suez Canal reopened for traffic - Democratic Underground

emad

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Tue Nov-09-04 10:52 AM
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Suez Canal reopened for traffic

BBC News

Egypt's Suez Canal has reopened for shipping traffic, three days after a broken-down oil tanker forced the longest closure in almost 30 years.

The stranded Liberian-registered vessel has been shifted by tugs and is moving north, the Suez Canal Authority said.

The tanker refloated after some of its load was transferred to a smaller ship.

More than 100 vessels have been waiting to use the strategic link between the Red Sea and Mediterranean, one of Egypt's most important revenue sources.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3994903.stm

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TheIdiot

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Tue Nov-09-04 11:22 AM
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1. Why is this "news"?

This sort of thing happens all the time! Re-direction? Mis-information? Distraction?

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