Hazard spot
Suez Canal: traffic
Convoy operation, compulsory pilotage and no room to give way. Yachts here run to someone else’s rhythm and share the risk of the narrows.
- Cause
- Heavy shipping traffic
- Main season
- all year
- Position
- 30° 12,0' N 032° 33,0' E
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How the place works
The canal runs one way in convoy, and yachts transit under the authority's rules with pilots aboard. Waiting times at Port Said and Suez are part of it, and the berths there are roads, not marinas.
What breaks there
Damage arises when going alongside tugs and official boats and while lying at the anchorage. Add theft from the deck when outside crews come aboard.
What this means for your policy
Before the transit, settle whether the canal lies within the cruising range and whether damage caused by pilots and assisting personnel aboard is covered. Many policies have a separate provision for it.
Read this in fullCruising range
This spot lies in the cruising range the calculator lists under this step: + Mediterranean
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