Cargo ships taking the long way around Africa to avoid blocked Suez Canal risk crime-infested waters
The massive container ship blocking the width of the Suez Canal has other vessels weighing the lengthy, costly, and perilous decision of whether to detour around Africa instead. As demonstrated in this story by Insider's Mia Jankowicz, the sea route from the Red Sea to the east Mediterranean is a journey of 15,000 miles and