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the Suez-channel is open again.....I wonder who did the job......and where they came from ?

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 Joop
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Frank Kocour
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It took a combination of ten 2,000-3,000 hp tug boats, a high tide and a Dutch salvage crew dredging around the bow to free the ship.



   
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The economic impact this had will be felt for quite a while.



   
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The last time the canal was opened was in 1975, the ships have gotten bigger but the canal has not???



   
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 Joop
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sometimes I am proud to be Dutch..............................sometimes.............



   
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@kocour  Frank; sounds like sheer dredgery....must have cost a fortune though hey?



   
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Posted by: @brush

The last time the canal was opened was in 1975, the ships have gotten bigger but the canal has not???

Well, the canal wasn't designed for ships to traverse it sideways!

 

Ever Given Suez Canal Satellite

 



   
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Posted by: @lloyd-mecca
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The last time the canal was opened was in 1975, the ships have gotten bigger but the canal has not???

Well, the canal wasn't designed for ships to traverse it sideways!

 

Ever Given Suez Canal Satellite

 

Well,tell that to the wind!🤣



   
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Hmm, who stuck their finger where or unstuck that same finger..



   
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@lloyd-mecca  The skipper must have stood on the throttle and it got squirrelly on him and kissed the wall.



   
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