Subject: This NY Times story got me going.
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Posted on: 2021-03-27 15:48:27 UTC
The best part is that I got there from "Is that ship still stuck?" and the article mentions the site at the end. It's the ciiiircle of meeeemes... ^_^
~Neshomeh
I've stumbled across "XXX-TRA WIDE CARGO STUFFS MAJOR SHIPPING LANE --- DELIVERS HUGE PAYLOAD!!" (contains strong language, but is otherwise safe work work, if your work doesn't mind you looking at crackfic about the Suez Canal being blocked) thanks to Helsinki, and thought I'd post it here since it has shipfest vibes and even reads a bit Culture-y.
21, in fact, including a Percy Jackson crossover and a riff on the infamous William McGonagall's The Tay Bridge Disaster.
But none, to my utter dismay, feature the only proper 'ship: Big Boat / smol digger.
hS
PS: For more breaking news, visit istheshipstillstuck.com. Current status: "Yes." ^_^
istheshipstillstuck, I mean. I shouldn't be laughing so hard, but honestly there's something just so absurd about the whole situation.
The best part is that I got there from "Is that ship still stuck?" and the article mentions the site at the end. It's the ciiiircle of meeeemes... ^_^
~Neshomeh
istheshipstillstuck has updated to "Sort of?". The current status seems to be that they swung the stern away from the bank - possibly on a spring tide - and pulled the bow back a bit, but the eastern third of the canal is still way too shallow, so the ship as a whole is still stuck. But at a different angle now!
hS
As of about an hour ago, Ever Given is free and sailing north through the Suez. You can track her on this site.
Buh-bye, big boat.
hS
(Yes, he's really making one...)