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impedance problem in suez canal
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bdunham7:

--- Quote from: Alex Eisenhut on March 28, 2021, 11:58:12 pm ---This thing is nearby, how much can it pull?
https://www.militaryfactory.com/ships/detail.asp?ship_id=USS-Harry-S-Truman-CVN75

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If thrust scales with power, perhaps 4000 tons.  But I don't think you can bring a Nimitz-class carrier to full power in the middle of that canal without having some other issues.  Perhaps the propwash would help free up the cargo ship or maybe it would tip it over.
Red Squirrel:
I think someone on FB got it figured out.  Just need to find some good tow straps.



Seriously though, pile drive some big beams into the ground and some kind of very large industrial winch could maybe be used.
Alex Eisenhut:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/massive-ship-blocking-the-suez-canal-has-been-freed/ar-BB1f41PC?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark
Gyro:
Yay, they've swung the stern 80 degrees.... and still stuck!  |O

I wonder how much it would take to fully empty  the ballast, fuel etc. and roll it out of the way onto the bank! Cheap at twice the price.

Ian.M:
Why not use camels?
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