The massive container ship stuck in Suez Canal impacted military vessel movement: Pentagon

The massive container ship stuck in the Suez Canal caused the traffic and may impact the movement of military vessels, says the Pentagon.

A Navy spokeswoman refused to comment on “specific operational impacts” while acknowledging that the longer the problem persisted, the greater its impacts would be.

“The Suez Canal is an essential maritime chokepoint, and the longer passage is suspended, the more impact it will have to civilian and military transits,” began the statement, from a public affairs officer with the US Naval Forces Central Command.

“However, we have alternate capabilities to mitigate impact and support to our operations in U.S. Central Command’s area of responsibility throughout any extended blockage.”