Article 5FX1E This Microsoft Flight Simulator mod features the cargo ship stuck in the Suez Canal

This Microsoft Flight Simulator mod features the cargo ship stuck in the Suez Canal

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The massive cargo ship Ever Given has been stuck for nearly a week in the Suez Canal, captivating the internet and frustrating the teams responsible for dislodging it and the governments hardest hit by the shutdown of the maritime trade route.

The ship (and its trademark Evergreen" lettering painted on the side) has become so iconic, in fact, that it's become a destination within Microsoft Flight Simulator, at least for one virtual pilot who appears to have created a mod that places the grounded vessel within the virtual Earth of the game, via GeekWire.

Twitter user Mat Velloso shared a video from TikTok, originally captured and uploaded by user donut_enforcement," showing off the the flyby of the cargo ship to a convincing-sounding...

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