Why is the Suez Canal so important? 

Brutality of French colonisers

@@nonyabizness997 it was from the Egyptian ruler actually with French advice. And at the end the country ended in debt and he sold it to the British and French and it led to Egypt being colonized by Britain. The issue that some people complain about the prices or taxation of the Canal. As if it is a natural strait not something literally built by the Egyptian blood and costed us centuries of suffering.

@@elbakry8629 so that's why abd El-nasser was not afraid to go to war with France and UK for this canal Now everything make sense...

@@elbakry8629 mohamed ali and his sons were never been egyptians

Ooh. So that's what it was. I kept thinking that Suez Canal was covered in school but I really know how and why its relevant to our history. Thanks for this.

I think man made forest is not good idea because Pirates have the change to use as their advantage as hiding area.

Firstly, the straits times is not western media, it is Singaporean. Israel was not the perpetrator as Egypt did not let Israeli vessels to use the straits of Tiran knowing that Israel had already said the unfairness would be a cause for war. Rightfully so, the Arab nations got their asses handed back to them... within a week.

@@nng2442 It's also interesting to hear brainwashed westerners repeat their alternative history narratives. First, I suggest you look up the word "perpetrator", second, Egypt had every right to block whatever it wanted from using the strait of Tiran, and third, are you not aware that the Israelis were forced to crawl back under the rocks they came from 6 years later?

@@CliveReyes Oh the irony when a Muslim claims someone else is brainwashed. It's interesting to hear you assume someone is a westerner the moment they have a differing opinion from yourself. Do not blame you, that's part and parcel of the Islamic brainwash. Firstly, I'm not a westerner and before you assume, neither am I a Jew. Secondly, no, Egypt does not have the right because the freedom for all countries to use any strait for trade is covered by UN conventions and especially, to prevent the Islamisation of Suez canal trade routes which eventually was the cause for conflict. Thirdly, perhaps you can show me your sources of your alternate history of Israel crawling back to under their rocks after the 1973 war. Let me give you an idea - After 50 years, Israel still has control of West Bank, a Jewish first world nation landlocked by third world Islamic countries that are still under economic and/or political crisis today despite the fact they belong in a polarisingly Islamic and Arabic region. Incompetence, ignorance or both?

@@nng2442 oh the sweet sweet irony when someone calls out someone for making assumptions while doing the exact same thing within the same paragraph no less. I am not a Muslim by any stretch of the imagination, you might not be a westerner but I did not mean that in a literal way, I meant everyone who blindly follows the western “Israel good, Arab bad” worldview.

@@CliveReyes Achmed, what I made was not an assumption, but a presumption. I hope you understand the difference and why one would make the presumption, Achmed. Regardless, that's not the worldview held just by westerners but the majority of the non-islamic world. It is not that difficult to understand why that might be case. Also, thanks for your non-response. I am glad I can shed some light on issues that are completely misrepresented in the middle East

Your lucky is was then otherwise it will take you a lifetime to get free .

I will protect you if it happens again

Foreverstuck or everstuck

the Suez canal was constructed way before super sized cargo container ships.

Have you seen how narrow the Panama Canal is?

The Suez canal was built in the 1800s. Back then ships were not even an eighth of the size they are today. At the time, the canal had plenty of space for even the biggest ships to pass without problems. Even Titanic itself could probably pass that canal easily if it were sailing today. Ships just grew in size so quickly that there was not enough time to plan out an expansion of the waterway. I think they might widen it soon.

@Joel it has been already expanded for some parts needed but the neck of entrance which the width of it around 350 metere didn’t expanded ,while what we know is the ship has to follow the way straight not to sail on crosswise .

@Joel Shush now Joel

@Joel expand till where? Israel?

@Joel this is not Marco's work, you must say to govt of egypt... Im tro'rt to finding your brain

@Joel widen a Suez is not a cup of tea joel...

And done on purpose in my opinion.........

Somalian pirates are ready over there

Somali pirates: ITS FREE REAL ESTATE

@@user-bp8kj4dg8r so its not just me

I have a shovel

Dig the ever given? Or dig the Evergreen? You dig it? Who is evergreen? Dig.

I have ordered nick Sloan from South Africa to the scene. He is known worldwide globally for his work. Especially the costa Concordia what a genius

so people like you, since you are watching it

@@dongster529 , it was splashed across the board on the premise that everyone, is ignorant. I just read the headline. I was amused.

@@cjsamtab7 ah that egoistical perspective. That knows nothing but thinks he is superior above everyone....on youtube. Something only a teen will have. Yes, that ego is coming from you. Most people just see that headline coming from educational perspective. Nothing harmful about that, some global channels even give misinformation like France's which calls the Taiwanese container, China's.

What she means is the the Canal connects Europe and Asia in an economic aspect or context....It connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Red sea allowing a much easier trade between Asia and Europe...otherwise Asian ships will have to go around Africa to get to Europe....It was quite understandable u know...

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gw ngerti, intinya belajar bro

You OBVIOUSLY know nothing about how this works .. throw those cents to your own stupidity

Gosh! Explain to him in a polite way. One cannot know everything in this world.

@@newtonsimba7930 Naah... i'm choosing to explain it HIS way.. if you wanna explain it in a polite way go ahead 🤷‍♀️

Evergreen is the name of the ship's parent company, their fleet of vessels bear that name... A 30 sec google search would've cleared that up.

The narrator is as dyslexia as they come unfortunately

@@mljh11 ok so the shipping company or network is evergreen? Interesting clinton owns that or is tied to it.

read the front of the ship on the BOW it IS the evergiven

@@mikerockey7320 yes I seen it the evergreen means the network shipping Clinton's own it. Coruious what is in it?

Coincidence. It's a small world.

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if you’ve never been a seafarer, just stfu