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They hired a company specialized in this kind of stuff (Boskalis), but as their CEO mentioned of TV it depends on how stuck it is. If you're lucky, pumping out
by WJW 6y ago
They hired a company specialized in this kind of stuff (Boskalis), but as their CEO mentioned of TV it depends on how stuck it is. If you're lucky, pumping out the fuel and ballast can make the ship light enough to drag it clear with tugboats. If that doesn't work, you might have to unload some, most or all of the 20k containers from the ship to make it light enough. It can be done, but depending on how much is required it'll take a few days to a week to get the required equipment all the way to Egypt.
- maxerickson 6y agoIf I estimated right, the fuel is a few percent of the total mass (maybe around 5%). Not the most encouraging result.
- userbinator 6y agoIf it was floating, raising it out of the water by 5% would not be insignificant, and help relieve some of the forces holding it in place.
- FranOntanaya 6y agoI wonder what's the margin for raising the center of gravity too much out of the water without risking it tipping, with all that cargo on top.