Salvage Work in the Suez Canal

Salvage work in the Suez Canal is proceeding at a normal rate. A temporary channel for the transit of ships up to 10,000 tons should be opened early in March, and the Canal should be cleared of all its obstructions in May, as anticipated by General Wheeler (US), who organized and supervises the clearance operation for the UN.
An aerial view of the El Ballah by-pass (looking south), where 13 merchant vessels trapped in the Canal since October turned around early this month to return to Port Said and the freedom of the open seas. January 1957.