They say, “If at first you don’t succeed, dust yourself off and try again.”
And that’s exactly what the “Ever Given” shipping vessel has bravely done, setting sail to to the scene of its six day obstruction from the spring: The Suez Canal.
In case you’ve forgotten, since this year thus far has felt longer than a decade, the Ever Given gained international notoriety in March 2021, when strong winds grounded the ship on its journey down the Suez Canal. The vessel remained stuck, blocking passage for hundreds of other shipping vessels, for nearly a week — and while that’s seemingly kind of funny, it was actually quite bad. The Suez Canal is an essential part of Egypt’s Silk Road and one of the world’s most essential and busiest trade routes. As long as the Suez Canal remains restricted, so too does all international trade.
Considering the potential global consequences, people appropriately panicked. And then they made memes.
Meanwhile, on the #SuezCanal pic.twitter.com/EWZ0bcH9p6
— Max Gallien (@MaxGallien) March 23, 2021
Several months after the initial Suez Canal saga, the Ever Given has faced its former foe a second time. Apparently still traumatised from the first incident, people anxiously tuned into the ship’s live feed, holding their breath and hoping it would make its way through this time.
Fingers crossed... Ever Given nearing Suez Canal again pic.twitter.com/ZckFCYGsaB
— Calvin Froedge (@calvinfroedge) August 19, 2021
The Ever Given has almost made it safely through the Suez! pic.twitter.com/IWHDlT6CjR
— Dooner 🏴☠️ (@TimothyDooner) August 20, 2021
Some actually hoped the ship would get stuck a second time, for humour’s sake.
the greatest comedic opportunity in the history of humankind is coming https://t.co/9O8CgmO0bq
— Walter Hickey (@WaltHickey) August 19, 2021
do it. do it. you know you wanna. it’ll be so fucking funny dude just do it pic.twitter.com/JWSIlbrKEW
— Moo (@howdymoo) August 19, 2021
Everyone, learning that the Ever Given is in the Suez Canal again, wishing for it to get stuck once more: pic.twitter.com/yMXL0bWkH8
— There is No Escape for Kaile Hultner // 🇵🇸 🏴 (@noescapevg) August 20, 2021
But unfortunately for them, the Ever Given did indeed safely make its passage through the canal.
Update: not everything is a catastrophe in 2021.
— John Scott-Railton (@jsrailton) August 20, 2021
The #EVERGIVEN just slipped through her #SuezCanal transit without getting stuck.
Second time's a charm. pic.twitter.com/EFhWtdOhBS
Second time’s the charm, indeed. We’re proud of you, Ever Given.
