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Hey, that's an incredible amount of force, it's too risky, not to mention it will impact the local ecosystem, and uh, stuff!

• throwaway0a5e 6y ago
  Regardless, removing cargo and/or dredging around the ship is gonna be tons (literally) less work (literally).
  • bbarnett 6y ago
    A dual approach might be to dig around, but just place the dirt in preparation for a temporary levy scenario. So much cash burned per hour, a fallback wouldn't hurt, and secondary backhoes could be used, so the primaries don't slow down in their primary task, dredging. Of course, I bet someone is, even now, trying to reduce costs, not caring that even an hour or two will wipe out all savings.
    • engineer_22 6y ago
      That is an engineer's job, of course, to match project outcomes to schedule and cost. An atom bomb would certainly clear the canal, but what of the cost?