Another boat just got stuck in the Suez Canal in Egypt, just over two years after the Ever Given blocked the canal for six days, and, well, people are having their fun with it.
With around 30 percent of the world's shipping container volume passing through it, the longest big ship canal in the world is also one of the busiest. The Beijing–Hangzhou Grand Canal in China is the longest and the oldest cargo shipping canal in the world.
And while undoubtedly the blockage caused by the Xin Hai Tong 23 resulted in some inconvenient worldwide delays, we sure do love some good meme inspo. And the 189 meter-long Hong Kong-flagged carrier delivered... well, eventually.
People on social media immediately took the opportunity to share their jokes, just for ships and giggles.
\u201c@SkyNews The evergift that keeps on evergiving.\u201d— Sky News (@Sky News) 1684985868
\u201c@BBCNews\u201d— BBC News (UK) (@BBC News (UK)) 1684991442
\u201c\u201cSir another ship is now stuck in the Suez Canal\u201d\u201d— Ancommie\ud83c\udff4\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 (@Ancommie\ud83c\udff4\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08) 1684990963
\u201c@BBCNews\u201d— BBC News (UK) (@BBC News (UK)) 1684991442
\u201cI\u2019ve never been a large cargo ship trying to squeeze through the Suez Canal, but I have tried to fit into skinny jeans so like...I get it.\u201d— Liana Ruppert (@Liana Ruppert) 1684993593
\u201chas anyone thought of making the suez canal a bit bigger\u201d— the cass \u2728 (@the cass \u2728) 1685012207
\u201c@SkyNews Believe this one is appropriate.\u201d— Sky News (@Sky News) 1684985868
\u201c@BBCNews 'gonna need a smaller boat'\u201d— BBC News (UK) (@BBC News (UK)) 1684991442
\u201cthe Suez Canal holding yet another boat in its warm embrace & you are waiting for a text back that is never going to come\u201d— Hanif Abdurraqib (@Hanif Abdurraqib) 1684989105
\u201c@SkyNews\u201d— Sky News (@Sky News) 1684985868
\u201c@BBCNews I swear that canal is doing it on purpose at this point\u201d— BBC News (UK) (@BBC News (UK)) 1684991442
\u201chttps://t.co/bcR2m5eM3L\u201d— Orbette (@Orbette) 1684992656
\u201c@SkyNews Here we go again\u201d— Sky News (@Sky News) 1684985868
\u201c@SkyNews Can we just use the same memes from last time.\u201d— Sky News (@Sky News) 1684985868
Unlike the Ever Given, the Xin Hai Tong 23 was set free after just a couple of tugs and at peak traffic time. The delay only accumulated a four-vessel backup.
Thankfully, though, it was long enough to provide hours of online entertainment.
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