Well, that is the “clean” way to do it. Technically, you could run water cannons/jets from the ship, tugs, auxiliary land based pumps, to rapidly erode the ground its on, just to break the ship free, but that does significant damage that would take months to properly repair and shore the canal back up. Which is probably what will ultimately happen.
I don't know if you've ever dealt with 3rd world earth moving... I suspect that at the moment the local government/authority is demanding $$$ for a study of how best to create a minimal coffer dam without disturbing the delicate ecology of the canal.
They will dick around with a half assed dam, and then somehow come up and allow your water jet/pump approach after a couple of months. The removal of the useless dam will take longer than the previous dickery by at least a month.
Yeah, when you view it through a third world lens, local governments will funnel cash directly into their pockets and dick around sending people with shovels and rope pretending to do something.
Anywho, what’s the over/under on how many local laborers drowning, because they can’t swim? While trying to free the ship and accidentally falling into the canal?
Well, that is the “clean” way to do it. Technically, you could run water cannons/jets from the ship, tugs, auxiliary land based pumps, to rapidly erode the ground its on, just to break the ship free, but that does significant damage that would take months to properly repair and shore the canal back up. Which is probably what will ultimately happen.
I don't know if you've ever dealt with 3rd world earth moving... I suspect that at the moment the local government/authority is demanding $$$ for a study of how best to create a minimal coffer dam without disturbing the delicate ecology of the canal.
They will dick around with a half assed dam, and then somehow come up and allow your water jet/pump approach after a couple of months. The removal of the useless dam will take longer than the previous dickery by at least a month.
Yeah, when you view it through a third world lens, local governments will funnel cash directly into their pockets and dick around sending people with shovels and rope pretending to do something.
Anywho, what’s the over/under on how many local laborers drowning, because they can’t swim? While trying to free the ship and accidentally falling into the canal?