More than 200 ships are in a traffic jam outside the Panama Canal, showing we can't get through a year without big boats getting stuck | iCloud.Info

Tue, 08/22/2023 - 13:38

A cargo ship sails near the Pedro Miguel Locks on Panama Canal in Panama City, Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023. The Panama Canal Authority said it is limiting traffic to 32 daily ship transits through the canal after months of drought and expect less income in 2024 due to the ongoing water crisis. — A cargo ship sails near the Pedro Miguel Locks on Panama Canal in Panama City, Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023.
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More than 200 ships are stuck in a traffic jam outside the Panama Canal.
An unprecedented draught is causing rare conditions that make it harder for the vessels to pass.
In the last 3 years, at least one big boat has gotten stuck in a body of water each year.

More big boats stuck in small canal.

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More than 200 ships are in a traffic jam outside the Panama Canal, showing we c…