A wreck is towed away as part of the clearance operations in the Suez Canal (1 January 1957)

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In January 1957, an agreement between the United Nations and Egypt provides for the clearance of the Suez Canal. Under the auspices of the United Nations, a fleet of tugs begins the salvage of some 40 vessels sunk by the Egyptian authorities to block traffic in the canal. The canal was finally reopened in April 1957.

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Source: Salvage Work in the Suez Canal. Egypt: UN Photo by M, 01.01.1957. Black and White.
UN Photo Library, Room S-805, United Nations, New York, NY 10017. http://www.unmultimedia.org/photo/index.html.

Copyright: (c) United Nations Photos

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A wreck is towed away as part of the clearance operations in the Suez Canal (1 January 1957)