# Ship stuck in the Suez

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 27, 2021, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ship-stuck-in-the-suez/938869 "2021-03-27T19:26:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2021, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ship-stuck-in-the-suez/938869/18 "2021-03-28T14:54:52Z")

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> [@Siam\_Sam](#):
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> And it could result in shortages, and among the items mentioned is … toilet paper. Not again!

There’s a thread on it:

> [@Suez blockage may cause run on toilet paper](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suez-blockage-may-cause-run-on-toilet-paper/938853/18):
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> The story I heard said it had more to do with China and a global shipping situation. Maybe the Suez canal traffic stoppage affects that, I don’t know. All I need to hear is the warning, and that’s reason enough to pick up a little more. It’s not going to go bad sitting in my closet; I’ll get to the latest purchase eventually.

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