Canal Transit Temporarily Suspended

The Panama Canal Authority temporarily suspended transit through the waterway.

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

The suspension was due to high water levels at lakes Gatun and Alajuela as a result of heavy rains.

"Executive Vice President of Operations for the ACP, Manuel Benitez, said the decision was made because transit through the Canal could be affected by the Chagres River currents, which flows into the channel at Gamboa and flows to Alajuela," reports Prensa.com.

He added that they are already taking steps to normalize the situation during the course of the next few hours.

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