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* The lowest toll was paid by Richard Halliburton, who swam across the Canal from August 14 to August 23, 1928. The toll was 36 cents!
* During 2006 there were 14,194 transits, which brought 1.02 billion dollars!
* The tanker Arco Texas, which passed through the canal on December 15, 1981, carrying 65,299 long tons of oil, holds the record of cargo carried through the canal.
* The longest ship was the San Juan Prospector, which is 299 meters long and has a beam of 32.6 meters.
* The widest ship was USS New Jersey and its sister ships, measuring 294.2 meters long and with beams of 32.91 meters.
* The canal's fastest transit was completed in two hours and 41 minutes by the Navy hydrofoil, the Pegasus, in June 1979.