Somalia has long claimed that ships going through the Suez canal are passing through their territory
The Suez Canal is half a continent away, and completely bounded by Egypt.
The tight point of the Bab el Mendeb, where it narrows to about 20 miles, is between Yemen and Djibouti anyway. Where Somalia is, the Gulf of Aden widens out to around 150 miles, of which only 12 miles are recognised as territorial waters, same as everywhere else. I am not a shipping expert though, this is not shipping advice.
There's also the point that shipping has been using the strait for as far back as we have records. The same can't be said of the Northwest Passage.
The Suez Canal is half a continent away, and completely bounded by Egypt.
The tight point of the Bab el Mendeb, where it narrows to about 20 miles, is between Yemen and Djibouti anyway. Where Somalia is, the Gulf of Aden widens out to around 150 miles, of which only 12 miles are recognised as territorial waters, same as everywhere else. I am not a shipping expert though, this is not shipping advice.
There's also the point that shipping has been using the strait for as far back as we have records. The same can't be said of the Northwest Passage.