At least 237 ships waiting for boat to be moved in closure that could affect oil and gas shipments to Europe from the Middle East

Level of disruption dependent on how fast ship is moved, but block at pivotal node will delay parts and raw materials for European products

Salvage experts warn closure of crucial waterway could last days or even weeks; shipping giants say they're considering going around African continent

Work to clear vessel from crucial waterway set to resume, with continued closure potentially affecting energy shipments

Musician hailed as a 'lynchpin' of the influential rock band; moved to the US as a child when his family fled rising anti-Semitism in Cairo in 1956

Vessel said to have surfaced and faced Persian Gulf, in show of force amid threats over killing of nuclear scientist; in similar move, US sub crosses Straight of Hormuz

Some Egyptians condemn proposal to bring back statue of French diplomat Ferdinand de Lesseps, saying it'd be a 'humiliation' to those who died building the canal

Red Sea invaders have driven native marine life toward extinction and altered the delicate ecosystem with potentially devastating consequences, marine biologists warn

Cairo prefers to underscore the newly expanded waterway's present-day contributions to the country - $5.9 billion in annual revenue - rather than its history of colonialism and war

2015 expansion of the canal first opened in 1869 has cut transit time from 22 hours to 11 and opened the vital waterway to the largest container ships in the world