2 gas tankers traveled across the Pacific but U-turned just short of the Panama Canal because low water levels have created a traffic jam

• Two gas tankers crossed the Pacific, then U-turned within 10 miles of the Panama Canal, Bloomberg reported.
• An intense drought has lowered the canal's water level, limiting the number of ships that can pass through.
• That has created a massive backlog of ships waiting to cross, forcing some to seek alternate routes.

Two gas tankers crossed the Pacific Ocean, but recently took a U-turn just short of the Panama Canal because of the huge traffic jam caused by low water levels, Bloomberg reported.

The tankers, Pyxis Pioneer and the Sunny Bright, were within 10 miles of the canal before they changed course, according to ship-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg.