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The canal isn't very deep there. Scuttling it would make the situation much worse

• wang_li 6y ago
  It has like 50cm clearance. If it “sank” you wouldn’t be able to tell by looking.
  • tleb_ 6y ago
    Do you have a source? The boat's draught is 15.7m according to [0] and the Suez canal supports ships with a draft up to 20m and is 23m to 24m deep.[1] [0] https://www.vesselfinder.com/?imo=9811000 https://www.vesselfinder.com/?imo=9811000 [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suez_Canal#Capacity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suez_Canal#Capacity
    • wang_li 6y ago
      Am I misreading the AIS data there? I read that to mean that it's a 15.7m vessel in 16m water.
      • mikey_p 6y ago
        I believe that is stating that it draws a maximum of 16m, but is currently drawing 15.7m
• kjrose 6y ago
  My bad. I didn't mean scuttle and leave there. I meant take apart with welding torches. Not sure what the proper term is for that. However they got it moving so we are all good to go.