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Re:The reasons HMS Queen Elizabeth has two ‘islands’ by rory096 on Monday August 14, 2017 @01:31PM (#15010562)
>Egypt could scuttle a ship or two if they wanted - at both ends, trapping the fleet inside.

See the Yellow Fleet, trapped in the Suez Canal for 8 years.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fleet

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