Ever Given: Cargo ship that blocked Suez Canal arrives in Felixstowe

August 4, 2021 12:49 AM

The ship [...] arrived at Felixstowe - months later than expected but with its fame - or infamy - assured. As it turned the corner for the home straight, noise levels from those waiting dropped noticeably to almost a hush, only to be broken by children shouting "It's here!". [BBC]
posted by ellieBOA (13 comments total)

The beach at Felixstowe was lined with deckchairs and ship-spotters as the Ever Given approached.
posted by ellieBOA at 12:50 AM on August 4, 2021 [3 favorites]

I can't even imagine the smell from those fruit containers!
posted by Harald74 at 1:02 AM on August 4, 2021 [1 favorite]

There may just be time to set up a TV games show where contestants blind-bid on containers on the basis of only being able to sniff at the doors.
posted by rongorongo at 1:30 AM on August 4, 2021 [12 favorites]

Having spent the pandemic watching a lot of canal-boating on Youtube (Foxes Afloat, Cruising the Cut) I think this post needs a gongoozler tag even though the ship isn't technically in a canal at the moment.
posted by RonButNotStupid at 4:25 AM on August 4, 2021 [9 favorites]

done!
posted by ellieBOA at 4:46 AM on August 4, 2021 [2 favorites]

even though the ship isn't technically in a canal at the moment

In some ways, it will always be in the canal.
posted by GenjiandProust at 6:05 AM on August 4, 2021 [16 favorites]

I can't even imagine the smell from those fruit containers!

Next up on the "Frugal Scroungers DIY Home Show"*, how to find great deals on discounted shipping containers and plenty of DIY indoor furniture built from pressure/heat-treated pallet wood... No longer will you have to buy overpriced goop candles to hide the smell of your despair... (don't mind the smell of rat-shit from either the fumigated containers, or the pallets themselves)

*(perfect for dystopian home ownership, in todays "rentier" market - except... try to find zoning allowances for your tiny container home...)
posted by rozcakj at 6:23 AM on August 4, 2021 [4 favorites]

What are we going to do with it? Block the Channel, and then blame the EU?
posted by Cardinal Fang at 7:53 AM on August 4, 2021 [7 favorites]

In some ways, it will always be in the canal.

If only in the canals of our hearts...
posted by Greg_Ace at 11:50 AM on August 4, 2021 [4 favorites]

it never fails to amuse me that the BBC cultivates such a stodgy image but their volume controls go to eleven.
posted by los pantalones del muerte at 4:30 PM on August 4, 2021

That movie is 37 years old and the line is delivered by the 5th Baron Haden-Guest pretending to be a cockney. It's about as BBC as it gets.
posted by grahamparks at 4:15 AM on August 5, 2021

Is anyone else insanely curious about what’s in the containers? I want short stories about all the various things that unwittingly went on this months long adventure. Bring on the Heroes Journeys of Random Objects!
posted by iamkimiam at 11:53 PM on August 5, 2021 [2 favorites]

"... and I said to the grandchildren 'We will bring you down to see it when it hits Felixstowe'"

... unfortunate verb.
posted by southof40 at 5:26 AM on August 6, 2021 [1 favorite]