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Stuck in the Suez Canal for 8 Years – The Yellow Fleet
- pimlottc 6y agoThe podcast 99 Percent Invisible did a great episode [0] on this, particularly about how all the crews (who hailed from 8 different nations) banded together to form a unique community over the multiple years (!) it took before the situation was finally resolved. It's an incredible story. 0: https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/great-bitter-lake-association/ https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/great-bitter-lake-ass...
- fargle 6y agoFunny timing! There's a new ship stuck there right now: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/suez-canal-blocked-ship-stuck-may-be-weeks-to-dislodge-ever-given-cargo-vessel/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/suez-canal-blocked-ship-stuck-m... Hopefully not for 8 years though.