Yellow Fleet
As Yellow fleet, a group of 15 ships was called, were laid for years in Suez Canal. The name stemmed from the yellow glow of the sand on the ships, which was blown out of the desert by the constant wind on the decks of the ships.
History
On June 5, 1967, a convoy of 14 freighters from Port Taufiq at Sue's Coming drove the Suez Canal to the north, as the Six Day War broke out. The ships were in the Great Bitter Lake, the widest point in the channel, at anchor. Since the channel was blocked by deliberate ship sinkings, the ships were fixed indefinitely. Another ship, the tanker Observer from the United States, anchored in Timsahsee. The ships were temporarily in the combat zone, but they were not affected. Some of the teams could leave the ship after a few weeks, the rest was regularly - every six months - replaced. On the boats and crews between a strong feeling of solidarity developed. In the autumn was founded by the crews of the ships on the Melampus the "Great Bitter Lake Association ", an association with the aim of promoting friendship and mutual aid. In May 1975, the ships left the lake, only the two German ships were able this on our own.
About the events and the people affected the documentation Trapped in 2009 filmed in Bitter Lake with a length of 53 minutes, directed by Jens Arndt and Fayd Jungnickel.