swan2swan

All right, guys, the rest of tonight is (possibly) going to be spent tracking the progress on the Ever Given, a 400-meter-long container ship that ran aground in the Suez Canal and is currently struck. 

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LOOK AT THIS. 

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Because, yes, if that picture doesn’t clue you into just HOW BIG OF A PROBLEM THIS IS…

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ALL OF THIS

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Just look at this disaster.

sainamoonshine

oh this is dated March 23 this is TODAY

swan2swan

Yes, I just checked the Marine Traffic website and this is live:

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hermitofthewoods

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Update as of 6pm EST lol

hermitofthewoods

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Look at all the little tugs. you go get em my dudes

hermitofthewoods

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Zoomed out more and I am *wheezing*

Like these are normal shipping lanes but just look how many are pointed directly *at* the canal. Y’all done fucked up

eregyrn-falls

GUYS NO YOU’RE LEAVING OUT MY FAVORITE PART:

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CAN YOU IMAGINE.

dragonsmirk

Now this is shipping drama!

espressobean

This thread also managed to leave out THIS important tidbit of info:

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