ACCIDENTS
ANOTHER SUEZ CRISIS
We’re likely to see an explosion of sorts at the Suez Canal, even though the cause is unclear at this point.
Glory to God! I trust you’re well and denying yourself, taking up your Cross daily and following the Example of the Lord Jesus Christ so you can rule and reign with Him in this world and the World to Come.
On 25 May 2022, I saw the following:
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I saw plumes of smoke on what looked like a large body of water. I couldn’t really tell what the source of the smoke was. I then heard: SUEZ CANAL.
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We’re likely to see an explosion of sorts at the Suez Canal, even though the cause is unclear at this point.
The Suez Canal is a significant trade route for energy, commodities, consumer goods and other components between Asia and the Middle East to Europe.
According to the New Zealand Embassy in Cairo:
‘Approximately 12% of global trade passes through the Suez canal, representing 30% of all global container traffic, and over USD $1 trillion worth of goods per annum. In 2020, approximately 19,000 ships utilised the route. This represents 50 ships per day making the journey between Suez Port and Port Said, carrying between USD $3-9 billion worth of cargo. According to Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority (SCA), the waterway carried over of 1 billion tonnes of cargo in 2019, representing four times the tonnage transiting the Panama canal during the same period.’
Let’s pray the smoke is not due to an attack on a shipment of wheat from Ukraine to Egypt. This would spell disaster for Egypt and other African nations that depend on Ukrainian wheat exports.
The first shipment of wheat since the Russia-Ukraine war left the port of Odessa in Ukraine this week. Many more vessels are expected to leave the port carrying more wheat exports to alleviate hunger in many developing nations.
Worst still, this could be a repeat of the Suez Crisis of the 1950s when Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt wanted to nationalise the canal and sparked outrage from the Israelis. The British and the French eventually got involved and the Soviets almost launched a nuclear weapon aimed at the Suez Canal.
The Lord will clarify.
Glory to God!