# Breaking News: Suez Canal blocked by a mega-sized container vessel \[Cleared\]

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**Created:** [March 23, 2021, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-suez-canal-blocked-by-a-mega-sized-container-vessel-cleared/938516 "2021-03-23T21:52:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![erysichthon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d07c76/32.png) [@erysichthon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erysichthon)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2021, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-suez-canal-blocked-by-a-mega-sized-container-vessel-cleared/938516/13 "2021-03-23T22:36:58Z")

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This reminds me of a scene from the first Austin Powers movie:

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/IGiQOCX9UbM/maxresdefault.jpg "Austin Powers - 3 point turn / maneuvering / parking Scene") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGiQOCX9UbM)

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