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impedance problem in suez canal
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bdunham7:

--- Quote from: Gyro on March 28, 2021, 06:48:28 pm ---It sounds as if they can move the stern by about 30 degrees but there's a big mass of rock under the bow -

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Initial news made it seem as if the ship lost power and sort of drifted onto a soft, sandy bank or something and then turned sideways.  What really appears to have happened is that it rammed a reinforced concrete wall at 13 knots.  It's firmly beached and there is going to be significant damage to the underside of the bow.  If they don't have it off tonight, it looks like they'll need to start moving containers off of the front.  Truly a first-order f***-up.
Alex Eisenhut:
Another graduate of the Francesco Schettino Institute of Marine Piloting?
Kleinstein:
How much longer it take across the cape depends on where one starts and the ships speed: a container vessel may be nearly twice as fast as a oil tanker going low speed to save on fuel.


--- Quote from: Alex Eisenhut on March 28, 2021, 06:57:53 pm ---Just flood the Suez with hydrogen peroxide, the increased density should make the boat float higher, no? Seems simple enough, I'll head to the pharmacy and start buying some...

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This is not a good idea, though it may (dis)solve the problem.  :-DD
antenna:
I was disappointed when I saw how far the ship is from the mouth of the canal. I really wanted to see them touch off a little nuke under water and send a tsunami up the canal to lift her loose. Could have a tug drop a few anchors up the canal a bit so the wave straightens her out in the process. They have insurance on the cargo, don't they?  :-DD
coppercone2:
how about mounting rockets to it

given the size of it and how efficent gasoline is and how long it takes for a force to build up in it I don't think it would be too good unless you need to apply force in a different point along with a strong yank to dislodge something, but it sounds like this might turn into a scrap removal job if it floods (I think it depends on how good the bulkheads are, i.e. is the ship warped), if they are good it can be welded up and pumped dry

I think typically the problem with ships is when they get fucked up mechanically and the doors between compartments cannot close well, I imagine it gets expensive

but there aint no welder on the planet that won't be worth the money at the rate they are loosing it and the dollar value of the ship, they can get 5k an hour and it won't scratch that recovery budget


You know I do wonder if the ship coulda been hacked to do that. they can always blame hackers
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