Panama Canal Transit The JOIDES Resolution passing through the Miraflores Locks on July 12, 2005, on its way to Site 1256 in the Pacific Ocean. The movie lasts about 1 minute and spans the interval from 11:01 to 11:59 pm (Panama time and US Central time). (There may be a delay while the movie downloads.) Webcam snapshots that were used to make the movie courtesy of the Panama Canal Authority. Back to expedition photos.