If you haven't heard, a massive cargo ship has been stuck in the Suez Canal in Egypt this week, effectively slowing global trade.
Here's a satellite photo of the stuck ship (in red) and the other vessels backed up in the Red Sea (in yellow):
It's been over five days, but authorities still haven't dug the sucker out. To save time, ships are sailing around the cape of Africa – something they haven't had to do since the 1800s.
Despite what this means for global trade, the memes (as usual) are glorious.
Here's a few of the absolute best:
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This traffic reporter did a hilarious (and actually quite informative) bit covering the debacle:
And James Lindsey absolutely wrecked the woke with this perfect comparison:
Then someone dared to ask what Trump's solutions might be...
The answers? As perfect as a cup of fine covfefe on the high seas:
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