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2025-02-06 Caribbean-Latin America

Panama will now allow United States Navy ships free passage through the Panama Canal

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REPORT: Panama will now allow United States Navy ships free passage through the Panama Canal, saving the United States millions of dollars a year.

The development comes after Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s trip to Panama.

“U.S. government vessels can now transit the Panama… pic.twitter.com/jACxs1sK6o
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) February 6, 2025

Posted by Fred 2025-02-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11206 views ] Top
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#1 Huh.
Waiting for a fleet string of USN ships to be traversing the canal, then blow the locks.

Kinda like Lebanese pagers.
Giv'em out for free, then make that call.

Posted by Skidmark 2025-02-06 10:54|| 2025-02-06 10:54|| Front Page Top

#2 Except that Nimitz class and on, the carriers are too big to fit in the locks. And if the carriers have to go around the Cape, so do the escorts. Because they're escorts.

Posted by ed in texas 2025-02-06 20:14|| 2025-02-06 20:14|| Front Page Top