But really, the boat doesn't seem that stuck. The canal drops almost instantly to massive depth at the edge. Only that bulbous nose is really in the sand. And with that jacknifed angle, hauling on the stern laterally to starboard will just wrench the nose free.
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Chris Anderson Retweeted Jon Jennings
Pretty sure that's not right. The channel is only dredged on the *other* sidehttps://twitter.com/JonJennings/status/1375153985342992389 …
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Jon Jennings @JonJenningsAll these#EverGiven posts about "just dig out the bow" fail to appreciate quite HOW grounded she is. This topographic map from https://www.myshiptracking.com/ shows the dredged shipping lane is only the left-hand 2/3 of the channel. I suspect the front 1/3 of the ship is aground. pic.twitter.com/iPyekxnSz92 replies 0 retweets 13 likes -
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It must have been going at incredible speed if it really managed to wedge itself that far.
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They do 14 knots in a channel that narrow? Must require nerves of steel.
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Allegedly 40kt windstorm, which applied to the sail-like surface area of 400m*~50m, could wedge it pretty far. https://securityboulevard.com/2021/03/ship-blocking-suez-canal-had-history-of-losing-control/ …
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Ah.....that would explain a lot here.
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