10 Memes About the Ever Given Blocking the Suez Canal That Are Keeping Us Afloat

They're ferry funny, trust.

Last week, we watched the internet stop and laugh at a massive freight ship as it became stuck in one of the world’s most heavily used shipping lanes, causing maritime and global chaos for about six days.

Finally, the Ever Given container ship has been removed from the canal but social media hasn’t forgotten.

So, not only are we going to explain how this all went down, but we’re also going to supply you with some quality memes as well.

You’re welcome.

It was a long six days but the Ever Given has finally been freed from the Suez Canal. The Suez Canal Authority employed the Dutch dredging and heavylift company Boskalis to assist.

Watch how they did it : 👇pic.twitter.com/xgtn4HPzwC

— Insider News (@InsiderNews) March 29, 2021

What actually happened?

In case you’ve been living under a rock, on 23 March the freighter was sailing into the Egyptian city of Suez when it got stuck about six kilometres away from the Suez Canal’s southern entrance. So, it essentially wedged itself into both sides of the canal and completely blocked the single lane waterway

Initially it was thought that even though the Ever Given is a chonki boi, it was pushed into the sides of the canal by the high winds from a sandstorm. But according to an ongoing investigation by the BBC, it may actually be ‘cos of a technical or human error.

Just blocking the canal could have been the end to a pretty funny story, but because the Suez Canal is one of the most popular shipping routes in the world, this pretty quickly caused global havoc.

Within just a few days at least 360 ships were waiting behind the Ever Given to get into the canal, with another 300 expected in the next few weeks, so getting the ship out became pretty damn important.

Thankfully, on Monday, the 220,000 tonne ship was set free by digging and tug boats that pushed and pulled it back to the centre of the waterway, finally allowing for other traffic to come through.

Now, it's time to have a laugh.

So, without further ado, here are the ten best memes about the high-key strange situation.

10. The Ever Given contemplating disaster.

The Suez Canal: pic.twitter.com/QNfUU5Zh7Z

— Ben Clark 💙 (@BenPappyClark) March 25, 2021

9. When things first went down.

Hey is the Suez Canal really slow for anyone else right now?

— Ken Jennings (@KenJennings) March 26, 2021

8. In case you need a visual representation.

What is happing in #SuezCanal today explained.#Egypt
pic.twitter.com/T06bFDGQ7q

— Zaina Erhaim (@ZainaErhaim) March 24, 2021

7. A reference to "WAP" is what we all needed.

I want you to park that big container ship right in this little canal

— cathy (@catherinebouris) March 25, 2021

6. 2021 is starting to smell a lot like 2020.

I made this. It's for you. pic.twitter.com/WU4DzjTSUb

— Joe Streckert (@JoeStreckert) March 25, 2021

5. Things got personal.

i did my own version of the massive evergreen ship stuck in the suez canal meme pic.twitter.com/gtV06wljxg

— liv (@summerfeelinhs) March 25, 2021

4. Future students shuddered at the thought.

#suezcanal is gonna make it into exam questions, bet

— Khalida (@khalidahidzir03) March 30, 2021

3. Nuff said.

BREAKING: exclusive footage of the suez canal boat getting unstuck pic.twitter.com/z4tAQZgFc5

— Peter Marshall (@peterjmarshall) March 29, 2021

2. Farewell Ever Given, thank you for the memes.

The ship leaving the Suez Canal after causing global chaos for 6 days pic.twitter.com/EK72s0Oyfd

— Harrison Brocklehurst (@harrisonjbrock) March 29, 2021

1. I'm not sorry.

pic.twitter.com/7EQGgY9zKJ

— seth (@dudewithsign) March 29, 2021

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