When the Suez Canal closed in 1967 after warfare broke out between Egypt and Israel, 15 ships received trapped contained in the waterway. They dropped anchor to attend for the hostilities to cease. The battle ended shortly. Aptly, it was known as the Six-Day Struggle, however the canal remained closed for eight years.
When the ships had been lastly allowed to go away, in 1975, solely two remained seaworthy. The remainder had been so rusted they turned generally known as the Yellow Fleet.
Historical past doesn’t repeat, nevertheless it rhymes. So what if one thing related had been to occur within the Strait of Hormuz? It’s a nightmare few ponder and it’s definitely not my very own base case. However almost 90 days because the U.S.-Israeli warfare on Iran all however closed the oil-and-gas sea route, it’s value contemplating what appears unthinkable however has occurred elsewhere. Name it historic science fiction.
