People on TikTok are making memes and jokes about the massive cargo ship blocking the Suez Canal

• A cargo ship has been blocking the Suez Canal in Egypt since Tuesday.
• Efforts to dislodge the vessel haven't worked and the situation has gained global attention.
• People on TikTok are making memes about the ship, poking fun at the saga.

A cargo ship blocking the Suez Canal, a crucial shipping route in Egypt, for several days straight is leading to jokes and memes on TikTok.

The Ever Given, a ship that's bigger than the Empire State Building, first ran aground on Tuesday with officials attributing the accident to high winds and wind storms.

Egyptian authorities attempted to tow the boat on Wednesday with little success, and satellite imagery was already showing crowds of other vessels piling up and attempting to pass on both sides. Other excavation efforts failed, and by Thursday, a Dutch company specializing in dredging had joined the effort to dislodge the ship and get it floating again.

It's a very serious situation that has caused a big boat traffic jam in the Egyptian waterway and gained global attention. But that hasn't stopped memes of the crisis from circulating on Twitter and now people are posting jokes, videos, and more on TikTok, too.

As the saga has continued to unfold, TikTok users and news organizations have taken to the app to help explain the situation.

@guardianaustralia

You better believe there’s a link to more ##SuezCanal memes in the bio Reuters/Getty ##evergiven ##suez ##eygpt ##evergreen ##panamacanal ##learnontiktok

♬ Suez canal blocked by huge container ship - Guardian Australia

@constantijoeple

ALSO WHY IS THIS CANAL SO NARROW ##suezcanal ##PlantersTrickShot ##DontSweatIt ##BiggerIsBetter ##ship ##fyp

♬ original sound - Joe.

@maxfostercnn

##suezcanal ##africa ##ship ##stuck ##trade ##learnontiktok

♬ Oh No - Kreepa

Of course, memes using popular TikTok audios followed as well. Users expressed feelings about being stressed about the situation, personified the boat itself, or simply joked about its ability to cause problems.

@dirtydorrance

I’m stressed :( ##fyp ##suezcanal ##boat ##sos

♬ Trish cant be cancelled - I love my cat Nala

@kittyket.22

Help girl ##fyp ##suezcanal ##suez ##news ##evergiven ##funny ##foryoupage ##foryou ##xyzbca ##trackstar

♬ original sound - zibo

@epowersxx

Kinda based tbh ##BiggerIsBetter ##EnvisionGreatness ##fyp ##SuezCanal ##ohno

♬ Hayloft - Mother Mother

@hopper1972

##fyp ##foryou ##viral ##containership ##evergreen ##suezcanal

♬ original sound - chappppoooo

Others highlighted the rather phallic shape that the ship's path traced prior to entering the Suez Canal.

@fastlaneproductio

##suezcanal

♬ original sound - FastlaneProductions1

@youdontknowjaq

##update on the ##suezcanal ##humantraffickingjam ##Evergreen ##hillaryclinton ##qintothestorm ##headlines ##NCSWIC ##fyp ##blueanon ##fakenewsmedia ##conspiracy

♬ original sound - user3047533159459

Many of the memes online about the boat have also focused on its reliability - who among us hasn't felt helplessly stuck at certain points of our lives? Even giant cargo ships blocking a major shipping route.

@dinonuggets.jpg

Just a girlboss building her empire✨

♬ original sound - connor

There are also songs, of course. "Big Cargo Ship Blocking the Suez Canal: The Musical," anyone?

@jonnycheeze

A song about The Suez Canal, and The Strokes

♬ The Adults Are Talking - The Strokes

@janiejaffe

there’s a ship stuck in the Suez Canal so @wordkerfing and i wrote a song for it ##evergiven ##musiciansoftiktok ##originalsong ##punk ##funny

♬ evergiven by wordkerfing and janiejaffe - janie

It's unclear when the situation will resolve, with the CEO of a specialist dredging firm saying that it could be weeks before the boat is freed and normal operations on the canal can resume.

Until then, the TikToks and memes are sure to keep flowing.