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Ships Sunk to Block Navigation

Egypt · Warfare / Suez War. Chronological records from PostgreSQL.

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Ships Sunk to Block Navigation

Nasser, Gamal Abdel · Suez Canal · President of Egypt

Egyptian forces scuttled vessels in the waterway as a denial measure to prevent invading forces and shipping from using the canal during the fighting.

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