Tell us an interesting random fact you stumbled across

[LSLGuy]

@Mark_Finn

I just noticed - someone already started another thread on this subject.

A 200,000 ton cargo ship has run aground in the Suez canal - ending up perpendicular to the relatively narrow channel at that point - completely blocking it. The backlog is building up - and even causing oil prices to move upwards. Suez Canal blocked after massive container ship runs aground | Shipping News | Al Jazeera

For those interested, that thread is:

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

This happened this morning, and holy cow, this thing is WEDGED. I was thinking of cracking a joke about how the captain couldn’t be bothered to get directions, but having the Suez blocked is pretty significant. And, of course, my paranoia is whispering to me (it’s not a clinical paranoia, just my brain being able to conceive of evil scenarios) that this is not a case of sometimes shit happens, it’s a case of someone deliberately blocking the canal and the ship is actually a really HUGE float…