Yes, yes, yes.
Fuck yes.
YES!!!!!!!
We love this shit.
Running a large boat aground is a classic joke. We loved it when the Ever Given did it, we love it when the Mark W. Barker does it. Running a boat aground is a guaranteed hit.
What we don’t know is how this will impact shipping on the Detroit River. Belle Isle Park sits in the middle of the river, a buffer zone between Canada and the United States (Canada is south of the U.S. there—kinda freaky). The MacArthur Bridge is on the north side of the island, and it is not a drawbridge, so it blocks the river. That means that depending on the depth of various parts of the river on the south side—currently occupied by stranded Mark W. Barker—the river might be clogged.
We love a clogged river.
Best of luck to those on board the ship and those around it. Thank you also to whoever keeps blowing the horn. You have to make sure everyone notices you’re stuck. Can’t say we would have noticed you had you not blown the horn. This is how you make a name for yourself, boats.
Update: The river isn’t clogged, and the boat is carrying salt.
