
An 80-metre long vessel, called Elise, which wedged itself across a river in West Sussex earlier today has sparked comparisons with the week-long saga that saw a stuck container ship cause havoc after it blocked the Suez Canal.
Elise was moored in the Littlehampton harbour with a 600-tonne cargo of roadstone but drifted into the middle of the River Arun when one of its mooring lines reportedly parted.
Meanwhile, social media users were quick to point out the similarities between the situations in humble West Sussex and the Suez.
(With inputs from agencies)