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An aerial view shows boats sailing out the Vistula Spit canal (Nowy Swiat ship canal) on September 30, 2022 near Skowronki, northern Poland. - The canal crosses the Polish section of the Vistula Spit to connect the Vistula Lagoon and the Baltic Sea. It allows ships to sail to and from the Polish port of Elblag without having to seek permission from Russian authorities to travel through waters of Russias Kaliningrad region. The canal is 1,305 metres long and was inaugurated on September 17, 2022. (Photo by MATEUSZ SLODKOWSKI / AFP) (Photo by MATEUSZ SLODKOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)