The Suez Canal: Foundation, Crisis and Beyond

[@Blunderbuss09]

"The risks of silting, neglect, abandonment, or shutdown are off the table." Evergreen: Hold my beer.

[@GeorgIGuess]

ever given*

[@lukas430000]

@@GeorgIGuess evergreen is a owner of the ever given so can be used interchangeably

[@GeorgIGuess]

@@lukas430000 I noticed after I said that but thank you

[@MDVMike]

That aged like milk :D haha

[@andrewboaz1]

Anyone else have this video in their recommendations while the evergreen ship is stuck in the canal?

[@stephenabhang4438]

me

[@saburoemon]

No

[@andrewfelsher7872]

"Andrews who watched a Geographics video on the Suez canal during the Evergreen memepocolypse" is the most exclusive club I'll ever claim membership in.

[@andrewboaz1]

@@andrewfelsher7872 I'm super proud to be a part of this club.

[@brandonjc13]

Ever Given*

[@crusherbmx]

Who ever can free the Ever Given should get the statue

[@mikeshandtightgarage4893]

Lol get started bc it took over 10 ships diggers ect. That's alot of statues

[@mikeblair3499]

Being the primary reason the Ever Given was freed, I am 100% all for building the Statue of Liberty on the Moon

[@joannajaworska0000]

It's been freed by a Dutch company which specializes in digging out huge vessels stucked in shallow water.

[@mikeshandtightgarage4893]

@@joannajaworska0000 lol no bro the tides came in and got it out of there. Plain and simple

[@RichO1701e]

@@joannajaworska0000 While they did indeed contribute, it was re-floated mainly thanks to the exceptional high tide due to alignment of the Moon and Sun's gravitational force pulling a higher than normal tide

[@twilightgryphon]

If we're talking a statue then I say we go big and recreate the ancient statue of the Colossus of Rhodes, bring back one of the seven ancient wonders of the world.

[@patwest1815]

You mean gigantic. The Colossus of Rhodes stood with one leg on each side of the entrance to the harbor.

[@twilightgryphon]

@@patwest1815 you're splitting hairs. Point is, it's big, it's bold, and you sure as hell won't miss it.

[@patwest1815]

@@twilightgryphon I know, I wasn't trying to cast stones at you, I just wonder how hard it would be to construct and what the size would actually be. It would be cool though.

[@johnkim7802]

Good idea!

[@worldview730]

Why not just float it in outer space for all to see, including the angels from above?

[@SchwartzerAdler]

2021: Enter - a giant cargo ship stuck in the canal and blocking 12% of global marine trade. Good times...

[@bombercountyblues]

I'm not a conspiracy theorist by any means, but a combination of bad weather, human error and technical difficulties jacknifing one of the world's longest ships, right at the narrowest point of the most important shipping lane to the world economy... Seems like a bit too much of a perfect storm doesn't it?

[@nono-fb8tr]

@@bombercountyblues it does not. You're being paranoid everything you mentioned is normal Murpheys Law stuff

[@isaacgrimes8230]

@@bombercountyblues Bad weather is out of our control, so might as well ignore this as a factor that could’ve been manipulated. We can consider it in conjunction with human error, as poor weather probably doesn’t do the captains blood pressures any favor. If a ship was going to get stuck in such a canal, wouldn’t it make sense that the most likely opportunity for that to happen would be when the ship is in the narrowest location?

[@hw664]

@@bombercountyblues you answered your own paranoia within your statement. One of the worlds longest ships, in the narrowest part of the canal. It's highly likely that if something was going to go wrong, that's the location in which it would happen.

[@joannajaworska0000]

@@isaacgrimes8230 Ever given was filled with containers, immersed very deep in water. A ship sails north, but the wind blows from west to east. The whole wall of cargo works like a sail, besides steering her is not like driving a car. It takes approx 5 sec. for a ship to change direction, the skipper takes an order from a captain who repeats pilot's command. The ship had just a few metres space from each side of canal. Well, one false move and it happened.

[@rbblackmoore5960]

"A general with a fantastic name, Kress Von Kressenstein." Well said!

[@paulinotou]

That honestly made me laugh.

[@johnthomas2485]

Didn't notice the publication date, was hoping he was going to talk about the ship that got stuck.

[@thewhatshouldmynameb]

who else is here cause of the boat that's stuck in the suez right now

[@jamiengo2343]

Ship

[@hazelynpascua6667]

lols. 🙋🏻‍♀️ Also, I got a lot curious about international trade bcos of that incident.

[@jamiengo2343]

@@hazelynpascua6667 it’s amazing really what we end up knowing after a certain event. For example after the whole GameStop thing everyone suddenly gained a quick education in how Wall Street works

[@audiosurfarchive]

_lofi/chill beats to dig 160km of Canal to_

[@anewspinonthings]

AudiosurfDocumentor id listen to that playlist

[@Naval_Monkey]

Well that explains why I was getting this video recommended

[@bonefetcherbrimley7740]

I'd like to see a massive metal Egyptian warrior at the entrance of the Suez Canal, standing over it, arms readied to defend it. And its so big, you make the ships go between its legs.

[@Slavicplayer251]

like bravos in game of thrones

[@vulpes7079]

They'd keep looking at his skirt

[@johnbava3]

Wow, I never knew the Ancient Egyptians had their own version of the canal even though it was quite different than the modern version. Simon does a great job ensuring I learn something new every day!

[@AcornElectron]

Christ, are there any channels on KZbin that aren’t presented by Simon Whistler?

[@pirat9750]

Retro Jeegee well the Suez channel is, but the Panama one? Not so shre

[@TheSaucysdead113]

I hope not

[@LogieT2K]

Retro Jeegee simon is all conquering, simon is everywhere, simon is inevitiable, you cannot escape him because simon is god

[@timhocking529]

Hey V Sauce Here

[@pirat9750]

Prince Otter Channel2 u didn’t get the joke did you

[@murf1627]

Who’s going to win, a global trade artery, conceived thousands of years ago, which has endured the fickle nature of geopolitical conflict for centuries; or one diagonal floaty boi?

[@bobbymain5291]

You are the most talented educator walking the earth right now, thank you for all your hard work and time

[@docvideo93]

France: We will build a canal in Suez Britain: No you won't France: *builds canal* Britain: *shocked Pikachu face*

[@Goodmans93]

Eisenhower: *yells angrily at Britain"

[@tensevo]

I don't think the French built it, they did finance part of it from what I could make out.

[@djumoja]

The canal was first dug in the mideaval times

[@gsacelm7753]

When the Brits and French unite under a cause you know you did something seriously wrong.

[@HgHg-yp6ft]

They were close allies since the times right after Napoleon, Crimean war, Opium wars against China, WWI and WWII to mention few, ah and Suez crisis included.

[@Brinta3]

Concorde, Canal Tunnel. They secretly love each other.

[@piuthemagicman]

@@Brinta3 ahem, the New York statue of liberty is a gift from... France.

[@Brinta3]

@@piuthemagicman I have no idea why you are saying ‘ahem’ as if you are correcting me somehow. Also, we were talking about the UK and France, and the Statue of Liberty was gifted to the USA.

[@tensevo]

The British will ally with anyone, if there is money to be made.

[@ajaxrosso1]

1:28 you got some sort of sound bug

[@ShaneRounce]

Best bit of the video.

[@COIcultist]

Not for me but at 6.07 things go off the scale.

[@F0X_H0UND]

the bass dropped too hard and killed the sound

[@ajaxrosso1]

@@drogbafan097 lol what??

[@alfymiami]

That is the only pause of the narration in the whole video.

[@Mr.Rellim]

Can we get a episode on one of your many fantastic channels focused on the "Yellow Fleet"?

[@desert_jin6281]

Seconded. I've read excerpts in english and german about it but nothing that tells the entire story.

[@mrraulduke]

There is an episode of a podcast called '99% invisible' that did a short episode on the yellow fleet. Episode 376 - great bitter lake association.

[@risannd]

Real Life Lore has done it.

[@mattiallmi5839]

There is a very good Buisness Blaze video about the yellow fleet. Go check it out, it's worth it.

[@dankorcz8158]

"Never De Lesseps" 10/10 pun, I approve

[@AvoidTheCadaver]

I snorted when Simon chuckled at his own pun

[@XeroVMK]

Simon's voice is such a pleasant one to listen to. I find my self re watching many of these stories just because he tells them so well :)

[@geographicstravel]

Thanks :)

[@thereseabennett]

​@@geographicstravel Simon should tell bedtime stores. He has the voice for it.

[@fearlessfried001]

Thought I knew all about the the Suez Canal. Surprised to learn about the “The Yellow Fleet”! Great stuff 👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍

[@hds66nl29]

Fun fact: there were 15 ships of which 2 german, the 2 German ships were the only 2 ships to return home on their own power. That is what's called Deutsche gründlichkeit.

[@fearlessfried001]

Koen van Ginneken No argument from me 👍👍👍

[@littlecrookedhouse]

Simon, thanks for the geography lesson. I remember the 6 Day War, and even wrote a not-so-good song about it. In my US school, Geography was a rather scatter-shot subject, and didn't teach anything about the middle east except the names of the countries.

[@MarloweDash]

Bourladoue? Caught ya! It's BourDaLoue! Since your video's are otherwise perfect I thought it fun to catch you. Good work!

[@69johndz]

I like your videos, but I could really use more maps. Sometimes it is difficult to picture all the progress and changes to these geographical locations without a map in front of me. Plus, I think it is more entertaining.

[@UKinQ8Gaming]

Who would have ever thought the giant statue would be a giant cargo ship 😂 im happy this came up as i hadnt seen this one despite being an OG

[@TheCMajor9th]

love your videos man, i suggested your channel to all my friends :) , really descriptive and accurate , ty for your history contribution !

[@cassandraralph5906]

I learned something new today again, thanks for sharing this video with us, Simon!

[@hannahskipper2764]

British: no, we don't want that. We're not going to fund it. No, no, no. Years later: we'll take that now.

[@jordank1489]

How Great Empires are built - the forceful acquisition of infrastructure

[@tensevo]

By take that you mean, buy stock from indebted Egypt? Britain bought 44% from financially distressed Egypt, but Egypt took it back after regime change, ....through force. Ok, you don't want to bankroll something or throw good money after bad, but a bargain? everyone loves a bargain.

[@jjomalley6307]

You should do one on the Aral Sea.

[@thegrayyernaut]

They did the Russian Anthrax Island which was in the Aral Sea. So that's something. Though they didn't cover why the Aral Sea disappeared.

[@noicrtm4472]

RealLifeLore has a video on this

[@wozza77able]

Definitely your best video so far and I reckon they should rebuild the giant colossus of Rhodes

[@cen7ury]

I feel like a statue of grumpy cat would be particularly appropriate for the canal.

[@aaronlaing4244]

bit of foreshadow there

[@cen7ury]

@@aaronlaing4244 hey, I do what I can, when I can, for whom I can...

[@sandybarnes887]

No statue. How about rebuilding the Lighthouse?

[@whiskeytangosierra6]

Ditto on your suggestion.

[@koantao8321]

The lighthouse, now in Port Fouad, across from Port Said, is still standing and is the first concrete building in the world. However, it is useless now because landfills put it far from the sea.

[@christophermerlot3366]

You seriously made this vid without mentioning Lester B. Pearson? The only Canadian to be awarded the Nobel Peace for his work in diffusing the Suez crisis and future PM. Huge oversight.

[@hussainzakir1]

They give those thing out like sweet now anyways, even Obama and Aung San Suu Kyi have one.

[@BluntedZephyr]

@@hussainzakir1 and like Obama and Aung San Suu Kyi, they accomplished what no-other has done before them and you're opinion doesnt have any meaning to Merlot's perception that not-mentioning the creator the U.N. Peace Keeper is a huge oversight. Pearson had so-much clout with skilled diplomacy, the Queen allowed him to act on her behalf without need to consult her.

[@paulgodbey304]

This is a fact that mostly Canadians would know and not likely anyone else. Simon appears to be from the UK.

[@DrPlatypus1]

Not mentioning a Canadian is never a huge oversight.

[@valiroime]

@hussainzakir1: And we know which current US president will NEVER be awarded a Nobel Peace Prize, don’t we?

[@kesbro1]

A statue of Senausret III at one end should mark the start of the dream and project covering thousands of years and at the other end there should be one depicting a humble worker in modern gear respecting all those who worked and died on the project before it's final success.

[@stuman06]

Best after work documentary channel to watch ! Education and Relaxation at the same time. Thanks so much

[@joanneoliver8610]

Never De Lesseps...I had to pause the video I laughed so hard! :D

[@evilchaosboy]

rewatching cause there is one BIG BOAT causing BIGGER problems...One BIG STUCK boat blocking the WHOLE canal!! This here is for historical records and I do expect to be credited for my efforts...even though the boat (not ship) has and will be stuck for a full 7 day week. Hey! chaos reporters may not be first on scene (went to Panama canal first) but by gumit, we do get to the scene!

[@J3FF4SON]

Watching this on 3/24/21. I just did some googling and there is a cargo ship grounded blocking the entire canal. What strange timing.

[@bertiepimplebum5633]

A statue of a man leaning on a shovel looking downward at the task at hand. (UK)

[@claudiobizama5603]

Congrats for 100k subs tho

[@motorcyclelad]

I hope something unexpected never gets lodged in there. Can’t imagine what that would do to the economy...

[@joshuahawkenson9114]

A statue of Cecil Rhodes doing his famous poster pose 😂

[@m2heavyindustries378]

Telegraph wire in hand!!

[@MrVvulf]

A good candidate for a statue would be Ma'at, the Egyptian goddess of truth, justice, harmony, and balance (a concept known as ma'at in Egyptian). Ma'at first appears during the period known as the Old Kingdom. Ma'at is considered the foundation upon which Egyptian society was built. The Egyptians believed strongly that every individual was responsible for his or her own life and that life should be lived with other people and the earth in mind. In the same way that the gods cared for humanity, so should humans care for each other and the earth which they had been provided with.

[@statnoise5843]

Great video, could you guys do a similar history of the Panama Canal and also perhaps the Bering Strait?

[@cultparade2981]

Way late on this, but a giant statue of Said Pasha holding a child-sized De Lesseps in his arms... it'd be marvelous.

[@richardhowells5804]

A statue to the ship crews that were stuck there for 8 years, one commemorating our humanity and capacity to come together.

[@Murcans-worship-felons]

Delightfully informative.

[@salvatoremartingano8053]

No mention was made that the canal was built by the Italian engineer Luigi Negrelli. However there is a street in Ismailia named after him.

[@spritemon98]

Woah what?? There were several canals before the Suez canal!? That's amazing!! Why is non of this taught??

[@darmy9548]

Found this randomly last year.. Found it intentionally this year due to the crisis lol

[@fsulitskiy]

Jamal and Kress Von Kressenstein, the dream team, how could they fail?!

[@mikemartin6790]

You should have mentioned HMS Newport the ship that jumped the que on opening day, very funny story!

[@clerkster6928]

Indeed it was cheeky buggers, proper British thing to do though!

[@slpkenney]

Well, now we need a video about the Panama Canal

[@MaZuRqV]

Loved your video! Thank you! :)

[@lesleeherschfus707]

You didn’t mention that the opera Aida was commissioned, and written by Verdi in honor of the opening of the canal in 1870

[@jamesclendon4811]

When he talked about the six week celebration, I was sure he would mention that.

[@delorbb2298]

It would have been nice to see the various canals that had been built on screen. Not the actual canals, just their locations.

[@EarlJohn61]

Would have been brilliant to see the actual canals...

[@crazeelazee7524]

Very funny KZbin. Apparently algorithms can have a sense of humor

[@MrFbart]

Do one on the burgess shales pls

[@fynbo1007]

Thank you for sharing your amazing story, love to get more knowledge. Happy new year and God bless you and your family

[@marciaosullivan3200]

South Sea bubble or tulip Mania would be fun

[@Bobertesq]

It Was Walpole.

[@arnoldvangastel8506]

As a Canadian I feel that you missed an important part of the 1956 Suez Crisis. You did mention Lester Pearson, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1957 for organizing the United Nations Emergency Force that helped resolve the Suez Crisis. In 1963 Lester Pearson would become the 14th Prime Minister of Canada.

[@MartialBorschel]

I live in Beer Sheva, always fun to hear the name of this ancient city.

[@BongMonsterInc]

Do a geographic's on st Augustine fl usa please. Also love the channels keep up the brilliant work.

[@benjamin112]

great video, Panama Canal next? :)

[@angelitabecerra]

I think a statue of Pharoah Senausret III should be the one erected at the Suez Canal as he's the first to dig that channel.

[@EarlJohn61]

Good idea, put it at the point where his canal departed the Nile.

[@history_loves_anime8927]

So sad that it seems that everyone forgets Canada's involvement in this (and everything else it seems) as it won the prime minister at the time Lester Pearson a nobel prize for the negotiations. There's a reason why we still look fondly at him and named the main airport in Toronto after him too.

[@afroeyesplaysyt3447]

Thanks for the video I’m doing a geography exam tomorrow and it’s about the Suez Canal

[@paulinotou]

I respect that you took every chance possible to say Kress Von Kressenstein.

[@Erewhon2024]

Must have been a rebellious kid, though. Clearly his parents wanted him to be a cress farmer (watercress, winter cress, etc). That kind of karma may be why his invasion failed.

[@likeabawz1]

Can you do Gobekli Tepe next?

[@WartsG]

My only complaint about this channel is the lack of actual geographics, where are the maps? I love your channel and every video I have seen so far though.

[@finlayhumberstone8137]

Massive statue of Simon is needed

[@SpectacularDisaster]

Learning that the Statue of Liberty was a re-gift, made me smile for some reason

[@RandomGuyComments]

Came here for the 2021 comments... Wasn't disappointed

[@YazzPott]

I think this might have been a botched render, but fantastic video!

[@o.k.productions5202]

It’s big, it’s busy, and it’s the cite of the largest traffic jam in history🤣 Please do a video on said traffic jam.

[@EarlJohn61]

*site... Lol 🤠🤠🤠

[@timmurphy2221]

I'd like to see a recreation of the great lighthouse and a memorial to those who perished building the thing.

[@shoroukelrayes1855]

I really would like to see Egypt Former president Sadat statue at the entrance of the canal because he returned Sinai to us again after winning the war in 1973 ..not De Lesseps statue .we do really respect to the founder of the canal .that is why his statue was moved to the new Suez canal museum in my home town city Ismailia in october 2020 .

[@yoyo50515]

WWF/WWE cut LOL SIMON GOAT

[@blyatman3725]

You got a sound bug

[@madmick3794]

@Geographics, at 1:28 there is a short loss of voice over which makes the following sentence a little harder to understand if you are not already familiar with the subject matter.

[@Bear2Roo]

Weird error/lack of sound after gameshow quiz during black and white establishing shot of the canal

[@stillybrings6251]

When did we switch from bc/ad?

[@jamesclendon4811]

When IQ was overwhelmed by PC.

[@philipmcrowsr7528]

Excellent!

[@bennicbennicbennic]

Have been binge watching your videos across your multiple channels lately. Would love to see a geographic's episode on Poveglia island.

[@rezkel7404]

Did Simon have a rookie editor work on this one?

[@markvine3814]

Sound drops out at 1:28 for about 4 seconds.

[@snorkelthump]

How about the statue being based on a youtuber called Simon Whistler?

[@cmdrtianyilin8107]

Nice Recommendation, KZbin.

[@nicomas2471]

When did they stop using BC / AC??? i had to google what the heck ce/bce was because i had never heard anyone use it before this channel.

[@Adam-wl8wn]

The Caucasus Mountains would make a great video

[@drew-shourd]

...amazing video, I enjoyed it much...especially @ around 5:31 you said 'Bourladoue'...when it is written Bourdaloue. My thinking is that you purposely place these tiny 'des fautes' to see actually how many of us are truly listening....

[@mafiousbj]

I would like to see a giant statue of Kress von Kressenstein at one end of the canal...a name like that deserves such a monument

[@BarEscm]

The Egyptian government asked famous composer Giuseppe Verdi for a new opera to celebrate the Suez Canal opening. The opera was Aida.

[@depthgroveler4216]

Please do a video on the Odessa Catacombs, they are the longest in the world

[@markgigiel2722]

It didn't come with free shipping. You needed to sign up for Suez Prime for that.

[@jamesclendon4811]

Funny. Stupid, but funny.

[@DivaNove]

As always. Thank you for showing 😅😅. Good morning brain food

[@NTLuck]

Funny thing is, in Port Said, their is an empty pedestal at the mouth of the Suez canal. Its been there for more than 150 years and it was made in preparation for Bartholdi's statue but after Ismael Pasha refused the image of the original statue, It has remained empty since then. Waiting for a worthy statue to be placed on it.

[@jefferyrobinson9984]

Why does he add a r after every word ending in a? Example idear instead of idea. I have no idear why.🤔

[@theatheistmonk4385]

Alan Whicker did the same thing.

[@nono-fb8tr]

It's part of a regional accent