Megaship Blocks All Traffic In Suez Canal After Running Aground In Bizarre Incident (no real title)

twitter (sorry about that) ^ | 3-23-21 | John Scott-Railton

[2CAVTrooper]

Just barely breaks the top ten in size.

The largest is the HMM Algeciras @ 24,000 (23,964) TEU.

“Hey Sarge, what conex did we pack the slave cables in?”

[minnesota_bound]

Ship traffic around the world.
https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:32.1/centery:22.1/zoom:4

That captain made a sharp right. Must have been looking at his cell phone.

[C210N]

NP, just gotta find the next size larger than 'H3RC' to dislodge this blockage.

[BenLurkin]

That says “Ever Given”

[Delta 21]

And they only have to sneak a nuke inside of one of them.

[LibWhacker]

I don't know ship from shinola, but just tie massive cables fore and aft and tug with two giant ground-based bulldozers on the east and west banks, one pulling north and one pulling south, to unwedge her. You'd free her up in no time, right?

Then string the captain up by his tender jolly rogers from the yard arms as a lesson to other swabbies not to drink and sail in the Suez Canal! (Sorry if I mixed up any metaphors.)

[Ann Archy]

Going thru the Suez Canal was one of my life’s HIGHLIGHTS! It’s just SAND on both sides and about every mile there is an army outpost!

[Ann Archy]

Going thru the Suez Canal was one of my life’s HIGHLIGHTS! It’s just SAND on both sides and about every mile there is an army outpost!

[Truth29]

Looks like they are making progress in getting the ship moved: https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/suez-canal-blocked-with-giant-ship-stuck-in-top-trade-artery

[Marko413]

Probably not much, good point

[alternatives?]

I have gotten (more) cynical in my old age.

[Bull Snipe]

sometimes a cigar is just a cigar

[alternatives?]

Now they are saying it may take weeks to remove.

[linMcHlp]

Windows Update strikes again.