And as another poster has pointed out, The Register tries to make every bad pun, regardless of national origin. In this case, a pun on the type of ship called

And as another poster has pointed out, The Register tries to make every bad pun, regardless of national origin. In this case, a pun on the type of ship called a junk[0]. I lived in Hong Kong for 10 years, and weekend rental yachting is very popular, called "junk boat trips", even though they're rarely junks these days. [0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junk_(ship) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junk_(ship)